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
Socialite
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6025
4.81
LRV
20
Socialite is 15.2 points lighter
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Hex
#907676
83 · 54 · 64
RGB
144 · 118 · 118
Warm
Warmth
Warm
Deep plum with a magenta undertone
Undertone
Dusty rose over a brown spine; a grayed red
Purple
Family
Purple
Sherwin-Williams
Collection
Sherwin-Williams
In real rooms
Every room, each colorBlackberry
The difference
Read from the numbersSocialite is the lighter of the two at LRV 20, 15.2 points above Blackberry at LRV 4.81. Both read warm. Both belong to the purple family. For a whole room, Socialite 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.
Socialite is a muted, dusty rose built on a brown base — close enough to mauve to feel romantic, grounded enough to never read as pink. With a low LRV near 20 it brings real depth, the kind of moody, grayed red that makes a dining room or powder room feel considered.