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.
Tranquility
Benjamin Moore · AF-490
Wythe Blue
Benjamin Moore · HC-143
In real rooms
Every room, each colorTranquility
The difference
Read from the numbersTranquility is the lighter of the two at LRV 53.31, 5.2 points above Wythe Blue at LRV 48.11. Both read cool. Both belong to the blue family. For a whole room, Tranquility is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Wythe Blue is the bolder pick.
How they read
In their own wordsTranquility is a pale grey from Benjamin Moore's Affinity collection with a soft green-blue whisper — the color of sea fog rather than a city sky. At LRV 53 it is a true light-mid tone, and it does exactly what its name suggests: it calms a room without making it cold.
Wythe Blue is Benjamin Moore HC-143, from the Historical Colors collection. Benjamin Moore describes it as "an easy, genteel blue-green with a subtle gray cast," with an LRV of 48.11, so it sits in the middle of the light range.