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.
Poe
Portola Paints · Roman Clay
Monet
Benjamin Moore · 1243
LRV
39.98
#583C3C
Hex
#BFA4A0
88 · 60 · 60
RGB
191 · 164 · 160
Warm
Warmth
Warm
Deep plum
Undertone
Dusty mauve-pink over beige; a rose that has aged into lilac
Purple
Family
Pink
Roman Clay
Collection
Classics Color Collection
In real rooms
Every room, each colorPoe
Monet
The difference
Read from the numbersBoth read warm. Poe is a purple, Monet a pink.
How they read
In their own wordsPoe is a Roman Clay colour from Portola Paints, which describes it as a "deep plum". Portola says it was originally named Black Magic and was inspired by the writing of Edgar Allan Poe.
Monet is a dusty, mauve-leaning pink with a beige base — a rose that has softened into something closer to lilac. At LRV 40 it is a real mid-tone, dark enough to feel enveloping in a small room and light enough to keep a powder room from going gloomy.