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.
Preference Red
Farrow & Ball · No. 297
Brinjal
Farrow & Ball · No. 222
7.54
LRV
#6F4449
Hex
#5A4348
111 · 68 · 73
RGB
90 · 67 · 72
Warm
Warmth
Warm
Deep red with purple and pink notes
Undertone
Aubergine — plum over brown, with the red held back
Red
Family
Purple
Farrow & Ball
Collection
Colour Card
In real rooms
Every room, each colorBrinjal
The difference
Read from the numbersBoth read warm. Preference Red is a red, Brinjal a purple.
How they read
In their own wordsPreference Red No. 297 is a Baroque red that Farrow & Ball calls the deepest and richest of its reds. It is named after Preference Paints, the company's original trade name.
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.