What’s the closest white paint to actual white?

[Anonymous]

Title says it all

[Anonymous]

Benjamin Moore “Super White”
Its a white white, not cream or other tint.

[Anonymous]

BM Color Code for Super White is “OC-152”

[Anonymous]

I think it’s this Purdue one.
https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2023/Q1/purdues-worlds-whitest-paint-wins-2023-sxsw-innovation-award.html

[Anonymous]

Super white is what I was thinking of.

But, over the years as we’ve compared white paints, actual white always looked pretty bad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Super white is what I was thinking of.

But, over the years as we’ve compared white paints, actual white always looked pretty bad.

Super White works very well for us as the interior trim color for doors, criwn, etc. Our walls are a light pastel color.

[Anonymous]

I prefer BM but Behr Ultra Pure White is the whitest I’ve found. We use it on trim and molding.

[Anonymous]

Sherwin Williams extra white

[Anonymous]

There is one from Benjamin Moore that is just called "white" - use it for all baseboards, etc. If I get a chance I'll look up the number/code and post.

[Anonymous]

In our build 2 years ago, we wanted much of the house very white. I went with BM Chantilly Lace, and I have absolutely loved it.

[Anonymous]

Make really sure you want actual white. You probably don't even if you don't know it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I prefer BM but Behr Ultra Pure White is the whitest I’ve found. We use it on trim and molding.

This. But if you're sticking with Benjamin Moore, go with Chantilly Lace.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sherwin Williams extra white

This is what we have on our outdoor railing. It's not as white as Chantilly Lace, but it went well with our blue/grey siding.

[Anonymous]

The higher the Light Reflecting Value (LRV) that a given white paint has, the more likely it is to be pure white.