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.
Mythical
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6550
Brinjal
Farrow & Ball · No. 222
19.66
LRV
#7E778E
Hex
#5A4348
126 · 119 · 142
RGB
90 · 67 · 72
Cool
Warmth
Warm
Mythical is cool; Brinjal is warm.
Dusky violet-grey
Undertone
Aubergine — plum over brown, with the red held back
Purple
Family
Purple
Sherwin-Williams
Collection
Colour Card
In real rooms
Every room, each colorBrinjal
The difference
Read from the numbersMythical leans cool where Brinjal reads warm. Both belong to the purple family.
How they read
In their own wordsMythical 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.
Brinjal is the Hindi word for aubergine, and the color is exactly the skin of one: a deep, brown-based plum that reads almost black until light finds the purple in it. With an LRV around 7 it is a true dark, and it is one of the most flattering darks there is — warmer than navy, softer than black, richer than charcoal.