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.
Creekbed
Benjamin Moore · 1006
Silver Metallic
Meoded · Decorative plaster
33.34
LRV
#A99A8D
Hex
#B7B4AE
169 · 154 · 141
RGB
183 · 180 · 174
Warm
Warmth
Cool
Creekbed is warm; Silver Metallic is cool.
Taupe — grey and brown in equal measure with a faint pink
Undertone
Warm pewter with a pearl sheen; the color changes as you move
Beige
Family
Gray
Classics Color Collection
Collection
Decorative finishes
In real rooms
Every room, each colorCreekbed
The difference
Read from the numbersCreekbed leans warm where Silver Metallic reads cool. Creekbed is a beige, Silver Metallic a gray.
How they read
In their own wordsCreekbed 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.
Silver Metallic is a Meoded decorative plaster rather than a flat paint — a pewter-toned finish with a pearl sheen that shifts as you move through the room. In daylight it reads as a soft warm grey; at night, with candles and lamps, it glimmers like brushed metal.