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
Mythical
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6550
In real rooms
Every room, each colorThe difference
Read from the numbersMythical is the lighter of the two at LRV 19.66, 12.3 points above Mississippi Mud at LRV 7.41. Mississippi Mud leans warm where Mythical reads cool. Mississippi Mud is a brown, Mythical a purple. For a whole room, Mythical is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Mississippi Mud 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.
Mythical SW 6550 is a dusky violet in Sherwin-Williams' purple family, rated for interior and exterior use. Sherwin-Williams gives an LRV of 19.66.