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 Tie
Farrow & Ball · No. 2002
Extra White
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7006
In real rooms
Every room, each colorThe difference
Read from the numbersExtra White is the lighter of the two at LRV 86, 3 points above White Tie at LRV 83. White Tie leans warm where Extra White reads cool. Both belong to the white family. For a whole room, Extra White is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while White Tie is the bolder pick.
How they read
In their own wordsWhite Tie No. 2002 is a pale creamy white from Farrow & Ball, named after the starched cotton of white-tie evening dress. Farrow & Ball lists Wimborne White No. 239 as its complementary white and groups it with New White and Matchstick, and with Farrow's Cream and Dorset Cream.
Extra White is a bright, slightly cool white — the closest Sherwin-Williams gets to a gallery wall. At LRV 86 it is crisp and reflective, with a faint blue-grey lean that keeps it clean rather than creamy. It is the white for architecture: plaster reliefs, coffered ceilings, a bank of steel windows.