Dover White

With an LRV of about 83, Dover White reflects most of the light that reaches it. It keeps a north-facing or dim room bright, and in strong sun it can look whiter than the chip. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Dover White in other brands

• Elm Park Kelly-Moore KM517-L White Very close ΔE 0.0
• Eggshell Asian Paints L149 White Very close ΔE 0.0
• Pearlyn White-w Nerolac 132 White Very close ΔE 0.0
• Dover White Pratt & Lambert 33-6 White Very close ΔE 0.0
• Hide And Seek Berger Paints 8P2735 White Very close ΔE 0.4
• Kiara Dutch DCP-0005 White Very close ΔE 0.4

Same color, different label: Sherwin-Williams Dover White and Pratt & Lambert Dover White use the exact same values.

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• High Reflective White Sherwin-Williams 7757 White
• Oyster White Sherwin-Williams 7637 Light Gray

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as white
• Protanopia Reads as white
• Tritanopia Reads as white
• Achromatopsia Reads as white

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns light orange
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns beige
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Dover White warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 7.5 and a value of -0.3 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Kelly-Moore color to Dover White?

Elm Park (KM517-L), at ΔE 0.0. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Dover White?

≈ 83. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.