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.
Silken Blue
Benjamin Moore · CSP-670
Gray Owl
Benjamin Moore · OC-52
41.26
LRV
64.51
Gray Owl is 23.3 points lighter
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Hex
#D3D4CC
155 · 175 · 177
RGB
211 · 212 · 204
Cool
Warmth
Cool
Deep, grayed blue
Undertone
Light gray with a cool, crisp cast; designers see green, sometimes blue-green
Blue
Family
Gray
Color Stories
Collection
Off-White Collection
In real rooms
Every room, each colorSilken Blue
The difference
Read from the numbersGray Owl is the lighter of the two at LRV 64.51, 23.3 points above Silken Blue at LRV 41.26. Both read cool. Silken Blue is a blue, Gray Owl a gray. For a whole room, Gray Owl is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Silken Blue is the bolder pick.
How they read
In their own wordsSilken Blue CSP-670 is a mid-tone blue-gray from Benjamin Moore's Color Stories collection. The brand describes it as a deep, grayed blue, and lists an LRV of 41.26.
Gray Owl OC-52 is Benjamin Moore's "use-anywhere light gray with a cool, crisp cast". It is in the Off-White Collection, and the same colour also appears in the brand's Color Preview range as 2137-60. Its LRV is 64.51.