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.
Shamrock
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6454
Aegean Olive
Benjamin Moore · 1491
In real rooms
Every room, each colorShamrock
The difference
Read from the numbersAegean Olive is the lighter of the two at LRV 11.54, 5.1 points above Shamrock at LRV 6.42. Shamrock leans cool where Aegean Olive reads warm. Both belong to the green family. For a whole room, Aegean Olive is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Shamrock is the bolder pick.
How they read
In their own wordsShamrock SW 6454 is a very dark green in Sherwin-Williams' green family, rated for interior and exterior use. Sherwin-Williams gives an LRV of 6.42.
Aegean Olive is a deep, grayed olive that sits closer to bronze and khaki than to anything leafy. With an LRV just under 12 it behaves like a dark neutral: it wraps a room, dissolves corners and makes cane, rattan and aged brass look expensive. It is the green you choose when you do not want the room to read as green.