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Settled, side by side

Dune White

Benjamin Moore · 968

Cascade White

Benjamin Moore · 2127-70

80.18
LRV
73.71
Dune White is 6.5 points lighter
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Hex
#DDE2E3
236 · 234 · 224
RGB
221 · 226 · 227
Warm
Warmth
Cool
Dune White is warm; Cascade White is cool.
Hushed cream over a soft beige-grey
Undertone
Off-white with a distinct blue-grey cast; a white that remembers the sky
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The difference

Read from the numbers

Dune White is the lighter of the two at LRV 80.18, 6.5 points above Cascade White at LRV 73.71. Dune White leans warm where Cascade White reads cool. Both belong to the white family. For a whole room, Dune White is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Cascade White is the bolder pick.

How they read

In their own words

Dune White is a versatile off-white with hushed cream undertones and just enough beige-grey to keep it balanced — neither too yellow nor too cool. With an LRV near 82 it keeps a room bright and open, which is why it works so well as a whole-wall color behind bolder furniture and art.

Cascade White is a cool off-white with a blue-grey cast that is visible even on the chip. At LRV 74 it is bright enough to read as white across a room, but next to a warm white it is unmistakably tinted — the color of a cloud on a clear day. It is crisp, modern and a little Scandinavian.

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