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.
Blackberry
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7577
Georgian Brick
Benjamin Moore · HC-50
4.81
LRV
15.46
Georgian Brick is 10.7 points lighter
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Hex
#985949
83 · 54 · 64
RGB
152 · 89 · 73
Warm
Warmth
Warm
Deep plum with a magenta undertone
Undertone
Rustic red-orange; fired clay rather than tomato
Purple
Family
Orange
Sherwin-Williams
Collection
Historical Colors
In real rooms
Every room, each colorBlackberry
Georgian Brick
The difference
Read from the numbersGeorgian Brick is the lighter of the two at LRV 15.46, 10.7 points above Blackberry at LRV 4.81. Both read warm. Blackberry is a purple, Georgian Brick a orange. For a whole room, Georgian Brick is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Blackberry is the bolder pick.
How they read
In their own wordsBlackberry SW 7577 is a very dark plum in Sherwin-Williams' red family, rated for interior and exterior use. Sherwin-Williams gives an LRV of 4.81.
Georgian Brick is a Historical Colors red-orange that Benjamin Moore describes as 'a rustic blend of red and orange'. It is the colour of weathered brick — warm, a little dusty, and far more livable than a true red.