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.
Pure White
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7005
Le Cygne
Ressource · R238
84
LRV
#EDECE6
Hex
#F4F0E7
237 · 236 · 230
RGB
244 · 240 · 231
Neutral
Warmth
Warm
Pure White is neutral; Le Cygne is warm.
A true soft white with a touch of grey and a touch of warmth; neither cool nor creamy
Undertone
Soft ivory; a plaster white with a little cream and no yellow
White
Family
White
White & Pastel
Collection
Ressource Collection
In real rooms
Every room, each colorThe difference
Read from the numbersPure White leans neutral where Le Cygne reads warm. Both belong to the white family.
How they read
In their own wordsPure White is one of Sherwin-Williams' most-specified whites for a simple reason: it has almost no agenda. A trace of grey keeps it from glaring, a trace of warmth keeps it from turning blue, and at LRV 84 it is bright without being stark. It is the white you choose when the art, the furniture or the view is the point.
Le Cygne — the swan — is a warm, matte ivory from the French house Ressource. It has the chalky, light-absorbing quality of old lime plaster, which is why it looks so at home on Haussmann paneling and ceiling roses: it softens the light rather than bouncing it around. Cream is present, yellow is not.