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.
Silver Metallic
Meoded · Decorative plaster
Pure White
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7005
LRV
84
#B7B4AE
Hex
#EDECE6
183 · 180 · 174
RGB
237 · 236 · 230
Cool
Warmth
Neutral
Silver Metallic is cool; Pure White is neutral.
Warm pewter with a pearl sheen; the color changes as you move
Undertone
A true soft white with a touch of grey and a touch of warmth; neither cool nor creamy
Gray
Family
White
Decorative finishes
Collection
White & Pastel
In real rooms
Every room, each colorThe difference
Read from the numbersSilver Metallic leans cool where Pure White reads neutral. Silver Metallic is a gray, Pure White a white.
How they read
In their own wordsSilver Metallic is a Meoded decorative plaster rather than a flat paint — a pewter-toned finish with a pearl sheen that shifts as you move through the room. In daylight it reads as a soft warm grey; at night, with candles and lamps, it glimmers like brushed metal.
Pure White is one of Sherwin-Williams' most-specified whites for a simple reason: it has almost no agenda. A trace of grey keeps it from glaring, a trace of warmth keeps it from turning blue, and at LRV 84 it is bright without being stark. It is the white you choose when the art, the furniture or the view is the point.