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.
Sheep's Wool
Benjamin Moore · 857
Le Cygne
Ressource · R238
73.36
LRV
#E0DFD7
Hex
#F4F0E7
224 · 223 · 215
RGB
244 · 240 · 231
Neutral
Warmth
Warm
Sheep's Wool is neutral; Le Cygne is warm.
Easygoing off-white with a faint gray softness; Benjamin Moore publishes no undertone
Undertone
Soft ivory; a plaster white with a little cream and no yellow
White
Family
White
Benjamin Moore Classics
Collection
Ressource Collection
In real rooms
Every room, each colorThe difference
Read from the numbersSheep's Wool leans neutral where Le Cygne reads warm. Both belong to the white family.
How they read
In their own wordsSheep's Wool 857 is an off-white from Benjamin Moore's Classics collection, which the brand describes simply as "an easygoing off-white with classic appeal". With an LRV of 73.36, it sits clearly below the bright gallery whites, so it reads as a soft, slightly muted white rather than a crisp one.
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.