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.
Gray Owl
Benjamin Moore · OC-52
Silver Metallic
Meoded · Decorative plaster
64.51
LRV
#D3D4CC
Hex
#B7B4AE
211 · 212 · 204
RGB
183 · 180 · 174
Cool
Warmth
Cool
Light gray with a cool, crisp cast; designers see green, sometimes blue-green
Undertone
Warm pewter with a pearl sheen; the color changes as you move
Gray
Family
Gray
Off-White Collection
Collection
Decorative finishes
In real rooms
Every room, each colorThe difference
Read from the numbersBoth read cool. Both belong to the gray family.
How they read
In their own wordsGray 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.
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.