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
Savage Ground
Farrow & Ball · No. 213
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Hex
#D5C5A9
193 · 187 · 174
RGB
213 · 197 · 169
Warm
Warmth
Warm
Neutral golden wheat; slightly more green than red, in Portola's words
Undertone
Warm sand with a little yellow; a beige with sunshine in it
Beige
Family
Beige
Roman Clay
Collection
Archive Collection
In real rooms
Every room, each colorThe 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.
Savage Ground is a warm, sandy beige from Farrow & Ball's archive — a yellow-leaning neutral that reads as sunlit rather than safe. It is the color of a stone floor in a Provençal kitchen, and it makes a room feel warmer without asking anyone to notice why.