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.
White Dove
Benjamin Moore · OC-17
Silver Metallic
Meoded · Decorative plaster
83.16
LRV
#EFEEE5
Hex
#B7B4AE
239 · 238 · 229
RGB
183 · 180 · 174
Warm
Warmth
Cool
White Dove is warm; Silver Metallic is cool.
Soft warm white with a gray-green base that resists yellowing
Undertone
Warm pewter with a pearl sheen; the color changes as you move
White
Family
Gray
Off-White Collection
Collection
Decorative finishes
In real rooms
Every room, each colorThe difference
Read from the numbersWhite Dove leans warm where Silver Metallic reads cool. White Dove is a white, Silver Metallic a gray.
How they read
In their own wordsWhite Dove (OC-17) is Benjamin Moore's most-specified soft white — warm, but with a subtle gray-green base that keeps it from going yellow. At LRV 83 it's bright enough to act as a white on walls and trim, yet soft enough to never feel stark.
Silver Metallic is a Meoded decorative plaster rather than a flat paint — a pewter-toned finish with a pearl sheen that shifts as you move through the room. In daylight it reads as a soft warm grey; at night, with candles and lamps, it glimmers like brushed metal.