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.
Breakfast Room Green
Farrow & Ball · No. 81
Sea Salt
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6204
LRV
63.233
#90A589
Hex
#CDD2CA
144 · 165 · 137
RGB
205 · 210 · 202
Warmth
Cool
Lively mid green with a touch of blue (Meredith Ellis, via Chairish)
Undertone
Pale green-grey that shifts toward blue in cool light; the color of sea glass
Green
Family
Green
In real rooms
Every room, each colorBreakfast Room Green
The difference
Read from the numbersBoth belong to the green family.
How they read
In their own wordsBreakfast Room Green No. 81 is, in Farrow & Ball's words, "the most cheerful of all our greens, remaining lively in both bright sunlight or softer candlelight". The brand adds that it is particularly beautiful in the dawn light.
Sea Salt is a soft green-grey that changes its mind with the light: green in a sunny room, blue-grey in a shaded one. At LRV 63 it is light enough for a whole room and quiet enough to live with for years, which is why it has become a modern classic for bedrooms and bathrooms.