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.
Southwest Pottery
Benjamin Moore · 048
Faded Terracotta
Farrow & Ball · No. CC8
16.56
LRV
#975F57
Hex
#DCB594
151 · 95 · 87
RGB
220 · 181 · 148
Warm
Warmth
Warm
Brown and red tones of kiln-fired clay; some see a hint of violet
Undertone
Sun-bleached clay; peach and sand with the red worn off
Red
Family
Orange
Benjamin Moore Classics
Collection
California Collection
In real rooms
Every room, each colorThe difference
Read from the numbersBoth read warm. Southwest Pottery is a red, Faded Terracotta a orange.
How they read
In their own wordsSouthwest Pottery 048 is a deep clay red from Benjamin Moore's Classics collection, described by the brand as "a nuanced hue that captures the brown and red tones of kiln-fired clay". Its LRV is 16.56, so it is a properly deep colour.
Faded Terracotta is exactly what the name promises: a clay orange that has been left in the light until the red drained out, leaving a soft, sandy peach. It comes from Farrow & Ball's California Collection, made with Kelly Wearstler, and it carries that West Coast ease — warm, dusty, never brash.