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.
Calm
Benjamin Moore · OC-22
Gray Owl
Benjamin Moore · OC-52
75.83
LRV
64.51
Calm is 11.3 points lighter
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Hex
#D3D4CC
230 · 228 · 223
RGB
211 · 212 · 204
Cool
Warmth
Cool
The barest hint of lavender-gray; reads grayer in north light
Undertone
Light gray with a cool, crisp cast; designers see green, sometimes blue-green
White
Family
Gray
Off-White Collection
Collection
Off-White Collection
In real rooms
Every room, each colorThe difference
Read from the numbersCalm is the lighter of the two at LRV 75.83, 11.3 points above Gray Owl at LRV 64.51. Both read cool. Calm is a white, Gray Owl a gray. For a whole room, Calm is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Gray Owl is the bolder pick.
How they read
In their own wordsCalm OC-22 is an off-white from Benjamin Moore's Off-White Collection, described by the brand as having "the barest hint of lavender-gray". Its LRV is 75.83, and it also appears in the Color Preview range as 2111-70.
Gray Owl OC-52 is Benjamin Moore's "use-anywhere light gray with a cool, crisp cast". It is in the Off-White Collection, and the same colour also appears in the brand's Color Preview range as 2137-60. Its LRV is 64.51.