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.
Pale Powder
Farrow & Ball · No. 204
Sea Salt
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6204
LRV
63.233
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Hex
#CDD2CA
213 · 218 · 209
RGB
205 · 210 · 202
Cool
Warmth
Cool
Soft aqua with green pigment, reads grey in north light
Undertone
Pale green-grey that shifts toward blue in cool light; the color of sea glass
Blue
Family
Green
Colour Card
Collection
In real rooms
Every room, each colorThe difference
Read from the numbersBoth read cool. Pale Powder is a blue, Sea Salt a green.
How they read
In their own wordsPale Powder No. 204 is Farrow & Ball's most popular shade of aqua, a lighter version of the archived Powder Blue. The brand says it has an unparalleled softness.
Sea Salt is a soft green-grey that changes its mind with the light: green in a sunny room, blue-grey in a shaded one. At LRV 63 it is light enough for a whole room and quiet enough to live with for years, which is why it has become a modern classic for bedrooms and bathrooms.