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.
Milk White
Edward Bulmer Natural Paint · Milk White
Pure White
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7005
LRV
84
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Hex
#EDECE6
241 · 236 · 223
RGB
237 · 236 · 230
Warm
Warmth
Neutral
Milk White is warm; Pure White is neutral.
Warm, soft white with none of milk's blue cast
Undertone
A true soft white with a touch of grey and a touch of warmth; neither cool nor creamy
White
Family
White
Core range
Collection
White & Pastel
In real rooms
Every room, each colorThe difference
Read from the numbersMilk White leans warm where Pure White reads neutral. Both belong to the white family.
How they read
In their own wordsMilk White is one of Edward Bulmer's core whites — a warm, inviting white with none of the blueness the name might suggest. The paint is plant-based and pigmented with earths, which gives the colour a chalky, gentle depth on the wall.
Pure White is one of Sherwin-Williams' most-specified whites for a simple reason: it has almost no agenda. A trace of grey keeps it from glaring, a trace of warmth keeps it from turning blue, and at LRV 84 it is bright without being stark. It is the white you choose when the art, the furniture or the view is the point.