Off-White vs White Heather
Where Off-White belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, White Heather is a Jotun color. Hue-wise, Off-White belongs to the beige-white family and White Heather to the beige-greige family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (66 vs 64), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. At ΔE 1.9, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Off-White vs White Heather in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Off-White and White Heather are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Off-White vs White Heather Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Off-White on one side and White Heather on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Off-White comparisons
See how Off-White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 66), opening up a space where Off-White encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 52, Off-White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 30, Off-White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (66 vs 60) makes Off-White the marginally brighter of the two.
Off-White reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Off-White reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 43, Off-White is decisively the brighter choice.
Off-White reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Off-White reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 66, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Off-White reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Off-White reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Off-White reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Off-White reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 31, Off-White is decisively the brighter choice.