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.
Blackened
Farrow & Ball · No. 2011
White Dove
Benjamin Moore · OC-17
LRV
83.16
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Hex
#EFEEE5
219 · 219 · 218
RGB
239 · 238 · 229
Cool
Warmth
Warm
Blackened is cool; White Dove is warm.
Farrow & Ball's coolest white, with a hint of grey from lamp black pigment
Undertone
Soft warm white with a gray-green base that resists yellowing
White
Family
White
Colour Card
Collection
Off-White Collection
In real rooms
Every room, each colorThe difference
Read from the numbersBlackened leans cool where White Dove reads warm. Both belong to the white family.
How they read
In their own wordsBlackened is, in Farrow & Ball's own words, its coolest white, with a hint of grey, historically made with the addition of lamp black pigment. It belongs to the brand's group of Architectural Neutrals, the whites meant for minimal and industrial schemes.
White Dove (OC-17) is Benjamin Moore's most-specified soft white — warm, but with a subtle gray-green base that keeps it from going yellow. At LRV 83 it's bright enough to act as a white on walls and trim, yet soft enough to never feel stark.