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Settled, side by side

Blondie

Portola Paints · Lime Wash

Pure White

Sherwin-Williams · SW 7005

LRV
84
#F3F0E6
Hex
#EDECE6
243 · 240 · 230
RGB
237 · 236 · 230
Warm
Warmth
Neutral
Blondie is warm; Pure White is neutral.
Creamy
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

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

How they read

In their own words

Blondie is a Portola Paints Lime Wash colour, which Portola describes as a "bright off-white with a warm creamy undertone." Lime wash is a traditional lime-based finish that dries with soft variation in colour.

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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