Settled, side by side
Comparisons
- White Dove vs Swiss CoffeeWhite Dove (LRV 83.16) vs Swiss Coffee (LRV 81.91): which is warmer, which is brighter, and which designers reach for, with both shown in real rooms.
- White Dove vs Chantilly LaceWhite Dove (LRV 83.16) vs Chantilly Lace (LRV 90.04): Benjamin Moore's soft warm white against its cleanest white, compared by designers and shown in real rooms.
- Pure White vs Extra WhiteSherwin-Williams Pure White (LRV 84) vs Extra White (LRV 86): which is warmer, which reads icy in north light, and which designers prefer for walls and trim.
- Chantilly Lace vs Pure WhiteBenjamin Moore Chantilly Lace (LRV 90.04) vs Sherwin-Williams Pure White (LRV 84): crisp vs softly warm, compared by designers and shown in real rooms.
Analytical Gray
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7051
Silver Metallic
Meoded · Decorative plaster
47.47
LRV
#BFB6A7
Hex
#B7B4AE
191 · 182 · 167
RGB
183 · 180 · 174
Warm
Warmth
Cool
Analytical Gray is warm; Silver Metallic is cool.
Warm greige leaning beige; more taupe than grey
Undertone
Warm pewter with a pearl sheen; the color changes as you move
Gray
Family
Gray
Neutral
Collection
Decorative finishes
In real rooms
Every room, each colorAnalytical Gray
The difference
Read from the numbersAnalytical Gray leans warm where Silver Metallic reads cool. Both belong to the gray family.
How they read
In their own wordsAnalytical Gray is a Sherwin-Williams greige with a decidedly warm, beige lean — closer to a light taupe than to a grey. At LRV 47 it is a comfortable mid-light neutral that holds its colour in both bright and dim rooms.
Silver Metallic is a Meoded decorative plaster rather than a flat paint — a pewter-toned finish with a pearl sheen that shifts as you move through the room. In daylight it reads as a soft warm grey; at night, with candles and lamps, it glimmers like brushed metal.