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.
Mississippi Mud
Benjamin Moore · 2114-20
Blackberry
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7577
7.41
LRV
4.81
Mississippi Mud is 2.6 points lighter
#52433E
Hex
#533640
82 · 67 · 62
RGB
83 · 54 · 64
Warm
Warmth
Warm
Deep brown with a violet cast; espresso with plum
Undertone
Deep plum with a magenta undertone
Brown
Family
Purple
Color Preview
Collection
Sherwin-Williams
In real rooms
Every room, each colorBlackberry
The difference
Read from the numbersMississippi Mud is the lighter of the two at LRV 7.41, 2.6 points above Blackberry at LRV 4.81. Both read warm. Mississippi Mud is a brown, Blackberry a purple. For a whole room, Mississippi Mud is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Blackberry is the bolder pick.
How they read
In their own wordsMississippi Mud is a deep, dark brown that Benjamin Moore says carries 'distinctive violet tones' — and it does: beside a plain chocolate brown it looks faintly plummy. With an LRV near 7 it is one of the darkest browns in the range.
Blackberry SW 7577 is a very dark plum in Sherwin-Williams' red family, rated for interior and exterior use. Sherwin-Williams gives an LRV of 4.81.