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
Pelican Gray
Benjamin Moore · 1612
In real rooms
Every room, each colorPelican Gray
The difference
Read from the numbersCalm is the lighter of the two at LRV 75.83, 17.3 points above Pelican Gray at LRV 58.58. Both read cool. Calm is a white, Pelican Gray a gray. For a whole room, Calm is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Pelican Gray 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.
Pelican Gray is a light, silvery grey with a clear blue lean — cooler than the greiges that dominated the last decade, and all the better for it. At LRV 59 it is light enough for a small room and grey enough to feel deliberate. It is the grey of a slate roof after rain.