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
Mulberry Silk
Sherwin-Williams · SW 0001
19.66
LRV
20.43
Mulberry Silk is 0.8 points lighter
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Hex
#94766C
126 · 119 · 142
RGB
148 · 118 · 108
Cool
Warmth
Warm
Mythical is cool; Mulberry Silk is warm.
Dusky violet-grey
Undertone
Muted mauve-brown
Purple
Family
Red
Sherwin-Williams
Collection
Historic Color
In real rooms
Every room, each colorThe difference
Read from the numbersMulberry Silk is the lighter of the two at LRV 20.43, 0.8 points above Mythical at LRV 19.66. Mythical leans cool where Mulberry Silk reads warm. Mythical is a purple, Mulberry Silk a red. For a whole room, Mulberry Silk is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Mythical is the bolder pick.
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.
Mulberry Silk SW 0001 is a muted mauve-brown in Sherwin-Williams' Historic Color family, with an LRV of 20.43.