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
Tundra
Benjamin Moore · 2133-70
In real rooms
Every room, each colorThe difference
Read from the numbersWhite Tie is the lighter of the two at LRV 83, 5.9 points above Tundra at LRV 77.07. White Tie leans warm where Tundra reads cool. Both belong to the white family. For a whole room, White Tie is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Tundra 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.
Tundra is the off-white for people who find most whites too creamy. Its LRV of 77 puts it in soft-white territory, but the base is a cool, faintly green-blue grey, so it reads clean and quiet rather than warm. On plaster mouldings and in rooms with a lot of daylight it looks like fresh air.