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.
Strand of Pearls
Benjamin Moore · CSP-395
Pashmina
Benjamin Moore · AF-100
In real rooms
Every room, each colorStrand of Pearls
The difference
Read from the numbersStrand of Pearls is the lighter of the two at LRV 72.19, 28 points above Pashmina at LRV 44.2. Strand of Pearls leans warm where Pashmina reads neutral. Both belong to the beige family. For a whole room, Strand of Pearls is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Pashmina is the bolder pick.
How they read
In their own wordsStrand of Pearls CSP-395 is a warm off-white neutral from Benjamin Moore's Color Stories collection. Benjamin Moore lists its LRV as 72.19, so it reflects most of the light in a room while still reading as a colour rather than a stark white.
Pashmina is Benjamin Moore's most even-handed taupe: the brand describes it as 'perfectly balanced between warm and cool, light and dark'. It belongs to the Affinity collection, designed so that every colour in it harmonises with every other.