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Settled, side by side

Antique White

Portola Paints · Lime Wash

Pure White

Sherwin-Williams · SW 7005

LRV
84
#EDE8E5
Hex
#EDECE6
237 · 232 · 229
RGB
237 · 236 · 230
Warm
Warmth
Neutral
Antique White is warm; Pure White is neutral.
Bright white with a subtle warm undertone (Portola)
Undertone
A true soft white with a touch of grey and a touch of warmth; neither cool nor creamy
White
Family
White
Lime Wash
Collection
White & Pastel

In real rooms

Every room, each color

The difference

Read from the numbers

Antique White leans warm where Pure White reads neutral. Both belong to the white family.

How they read

In their own words

Antique White is a Lime Wash colour from Portola Paints & Glazes, described by the brand as "a bright white with a subtle warm undertone". Portola also sells it as colour-matched paint for ceilings, doors and trim.

Pure White is one of Sherwin-Williams' most-specified whites for a simple reason: it has almost no agenda. A trace of grey keeps it from glaring, a trace of warmth keeps it from turning blue, and at LRV 84 it is bright without being stark. It is the white you choose when the art, the furniture or the view is the point.

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