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
Sandbank
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6052
70.69
LRV
40.22
Bride to Be is 30.5 points lighter
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Hex
#C3A497
232 · 220 · 209
RGB
195 · 164 · 151
Warm
Warmth
Warm
Pale blush-beige; a pink so quiet it passes as a warm neutral
Undertone
Warm pinkish beige
Pink
Family
Red
Classics Color Collection
Collection
Sherwin-Williams
In real rooms
Every room, each colorThe difference
Read from the numbersBride to Be is the lighter of the two at LRV 70.69, 30.5 points above Sandbank at LRV 40.22. Both read warm. Bride to Be is a pink, Sandbank a red. For a whole room, Bride to Be is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Sandbank is the bolder pick.
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.
Sandbank SW 6052 is a warm pink-beige in Sherwin-Williams' red family, with an LRV of 40.22.