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
Savage Ground
Farrow & Ball · No. 213
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Hex
#D5C5A9
183 · 180 · 174
RGB
213 · 197 · 169
Cool
Warmth
Warm
Silver Metallic is cool; Savage Ground is warm.
Warm pewter with a pearl sheen; the color changes as you move
Undertone
Warm sand with a little yellow; a beige with sunshine in it
Gray
Family
Beige
Decorative finishes
Collection
Archive Collection
In real rooms
Every room, each colorThe difference
Read from the numbersSilver Metallic leans cool where Savage Ground reads warm. Silver Metallic is a gray, Savage Ground a beige.
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.
Savage Ground is a warm, sandy beige from Farrow & Ball's archive — a yellow-leaning neutral that reads as sunlit rather than safe. It is the color of a stone floor in a Provençal kitchen, and it makes a room feel warmer without asking anyone to notice why.