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.
Spoonful of Sugar
Benjamin Moore · 041
Poe
Portola Paints · Roman Clay
20.98
LRV
#B26B58
Hex
#583C3C
178 · 107 · 88
RGB
88 · 60 · 60
Warm
Warmth
Warm
Burnt orange over red clay; a caramel terracotta
Undertone
Deep plum
Orange
Family
Purple
Classics Color Collection
Collection
Roman Clay
In real rooms
Every room, each colorPoe
The difference
Read from the numbersBoth read warm. Spoonful of Sugar is a orange, Poe a purple.
How they read
In their own wordsDo not let the name fool you — Spoonful of Sugar is a deep, saturated caramel-terracotta, not a pastel. With an LRV of 21 it is a real color with real weight, and in a high-gloss lacquer it becomes something else entirely: a warm, glowing envelope that turns a library or dining room into a jewel box.
Poe is a Roman Clay colour from Portola Paints, which describes it as a "deep plum". Portola says it was originally named Black Magic and was inspired by the writing of Edgar Allan Poe.