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.
Cafe Sonata
Portola Paints · Roman Clay
Creekbed
Benjamin Moore · 1006
LRV
33.34
#C1BBAE
Hex
#A99A8D
193 · 187 · 174
RGB
169 · 154 · 141
Warm
Warmth
Warm
Neutral golden wheat; slightly more green than red, in Portola's words
Undertone
Taupe — grey and brown in equal measure with a faint pink
Beige
Family
Beige
Roman Clay
Collection
Classics Color Collection
In real rooms
Every room, each colorCreekbed
The difference
Read from the numbersBoth read warm. Both belong to the beige family.
How they read
In their own wordsCafe Sonata is a Portola Paints Roman Clay that the brand describes as a "neutral golden wheat" that leans "slightly more green than red." Roman Clay is a troweled plaster finish rather than a rolled paint, so the color arrives with soft movement and a matte, stone-like surface instead of a flat, even coat.
Creekbed is a true taupe — grey and brown balanced so evenly that it reads as neither, with a faint pink warmth underneath. At LRV 33 it is a mid-tone, dark enough to feel like a color and light enough to keep a small room from closing in. It is the shade of wet river stone.