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.
India Yellow
Farrow & Ball · No. 66
Late Wheat
Benjamin Moore · CC-240
In real rooms
Every room, each colorThe difference
Read from the numbersBoth read warm. Both belong to the yellow family.
How they read
In their own wordsIndia Yellow is Farrow & Ball's deep mustard, described by the brand as "a strong and moody yellow". It is famously named after the pigment once collected from the urine of cows fed on mango leaves, and that story tells you what to expect: a yellow with earth and a little brown in it, closer to ochre than to lemon. Farrow & Ball names New White as its complementary white and suggests using it in moderation in small rooms, where its intensity can take over.
Late Wheat is a muted golden yellow with enough tan and green in it to stay quiet — the color of a field in September rather than a lemon. At LRV 47 it sits mid-tone, so on cabinetry it reads as a real color without ever shouting, and it has none of the acidity that makes most yellows hard to live with.