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.
Stonington Gray
Benjamin Moore · HC-170
Alabaster
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7008
In real rooms
Every room, each colorAlabaster
No room photographed in Alabaster yet.
Feature yours →The difference
Read from the numbersAlabaster is the lighter of the two at LRV 82.215, 22.9 points above Stonington Gray at LRV 59.36. Stonington Gray leans cool where Alabaster reads warm. Stonington Gray is a gray, Alabaster a white. For a whole room, Alabaster is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Stonington Gray is the bolder pick.
How they read
In their own wordsStonington Gray is a light gray that Benjamin Moore describes as silvery, with relatively neutral undertones. On a wall it is cooler than that description suggests: a blue undertone shows in north-facing or cool light and relaxes in warm light. At LRV 59 it is light enough for a small room and gray enough to read as a color against white trim.
Alabaster (SW 7008) is a soft, creamy white with a faint beige-yellow undertone — warm enough to feel inviting, clean enough to still read as white. At LRV 82 it brightens a room without the starkness of a true white.