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.
Sea Haze
Benjamin Moore · 2137-50
Nantucket Gray
Benjamin Moore · HC-111
In real rooms
Every room, each colorThe difference
Read from the numbersSea Haze is the lighter of the two at LRV 45.36, 5.5 points above Nantucket Gray at LRV 39.83. Sea Haze leans cool where Nantucket Gray reads warm. Sea Haze is a gray, Nantucket Gray a green. For a whole room, Sea Haze is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Nantucket Gray is the bolder pick.
How they read
In their own wordsSea Haze 2137-50 is a mid-tone gray from Benjamin Moore's Color Preview collection. Benjamin Moore calls it "a soothing gray with soft green undertones" that is "as beautifully complex as polished sea glass", with an LRV of 45.36.
Nantucket Gray is a Historical Colors grey-green — Benjamin Moore likens it to 'fog settling over grassy fields'. Despite the name it is more sage than grey: a soft, yellow-based green that reads as a neutral once it is on cabinetry.