The Color Digest · Compare
Settled, side by side
Dune White
Benjamin Moore · 968
The wall white that stays out of the way
Pelican Gray
Benjamin Moore · 1612
Grey, silver-lined
In real rooms
Every room, each colorPelican Gray
1 roomThe difference
Read from the numbersDune White is the lighter of the two at LRV 82, 23.4 points above Pelican Gray at LRV 58.58. Dune White leans warm where Pelican Gray reads cool. Dune White is a whites, Pelican Gray a grays. For a whole room, Dune White is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Pelican Gray is the bolder pick.
How they read
In their own wordsDune 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.
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.