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
Silver Metallic
Meoded · Decorative plaster
84
LRV
#EDECE6
Hex
#B7B4AE
237 · 236 · 230
RGB
183 · 180 · 174
Neutral
Warmth
Cool
Pure White is neutral; Silver Metallic is cool.
A true soft white with a touch of grey and a touch of warmth; neither cool nor creamy
Undertone
Warm pewter with a pearl sheen; the color changes as you move
White
Family
Gray
White & Pastel
Collection
Decorative finishes
In real rooms
Every room, each colorThe difference
Read from the numbersPure White leans neutral where Silver Metallic reads cool. Pure White is a white, Silver Metallic a gray.
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.
Silver Metallic is a Meoded decorative plaster rather than a flat paint — a pewter-toned finish with a pearl sheen that shifts as you move through the room. In daylight it reads as a soft warm grey; at night, with candles and lamps, it glimmers like brushed metal.