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 Salt
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6204
Sweet Tea
Portola Paints · Lime Wash
63.233
LRV
#CDD2CA
Hex
#A19D7B
205 · 210 · 202
RGB
161 · 157 · 123
Cool
Warmth
Warm
Sea Salt is cool; Sweet Tea is warm.
Pale green-grey that shifts toward blue in cool light; the color of sea glass
Undertone
Soft sage green in limewash
Green
Family
Green
Collection
Lime Wash
In real rooms
Every room, each colorThe difference
Read from the numbersSea Salt leans cool where Sweet Tea reads warm. Both belong to the green family.
How they read
In their own wordsSea Salt is a soft green-grey that changes its mind with the light: green in a sunny room, blue-grey in a shaded one. At LRV 63 it is light enough for a whole room and quiet enough to live with for years, which is why it has become a modern classic for bedrooms and bathrooms.
Sweet Tea is the Portola Paints Lime Wash the designer specifies for this bathroom. Lime wash is a mineral paint rather than a flat coating, so the color sits on the wall with soft, cloudy movement and dries lighter than it goes on.