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.
Le Cygne
Ressource · R238
Viridian Odyssey
Dunn-Edwards · DE1925
LRV
7
#F4F0E7
Hex
#2E484F
244 · 240 · 231
RGB
46 · 72 · 79
Warm
Warmth
Cool
Le Cygne is warm; Viridian Odyssey is cool.
Soft ivory; a plaster white with a little cream and no yellow
Undertone
Deep blue-green teal, nearly black in shadow, with an oceanic glow where light hits
White
Family
Blue
Ressource Collection
Collection
In real rooms
Every room, each colorThe difference
Read from the numbersLe Cygne leans warm where Viridian Odyssey reads cool. Le Cygne is a white, Viridian Odyssey a blue.
How they read
In their own wordsLe Cygne — the swan — is a warm, matte ivory from the French house Ressource. It has the chalky, light-absorbing quality of old lime plaster, which is why it looks so at home on Haussmann paneling and ceiling roses: it softens the light rather than bouncing it around. Cream is present, yellow is not.
Viridian Odyssey is a deep teal that reads almost black until light touches it, and then it reveals an inky blue-green with real depth. At LRV 7 it is one of the darkest colors in the library — a genuine envelope color for panelling, cabinetry and rooms meant to feel like the inside of a jewel box.