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.
Bride to Be
Benjamin Moore · 1009
Poe
Portola Paints · Roman Clay
70.69
LRV
#E8DCD1
Hex
#583C3C
232 · 220 · 209
RGB
88 · 60 · 60
Warm
Warmth
Warm
Pale blush-beige; a pink so quiet it passes as a warm neutral
Undertone
Deep plum
Pink
Family
Purple
Classics Color Collection
Collection
Roman Clay
In real rooms
Every room, each colorPoe
The difference
Read from the numbersBoth read warm. Bride to Be is a pink, Poe a purple.
How they read
In their own wordsBride to Be is a whisper of pink folded into a warm off-white. At LRV 71 it is light enough to use as a whole-room neutral, and in most light it reads as a soft, flattering beige — the blush only shows when you put it next to a true white. It is the color of the inside of a shell.
Poe is a Roman Clay colour from Portola Paints, which describes it as a "deep plum". Portola says it was originally named Black Magic and was inspired by the writing of Edgar Allan Poe.