Warm Onyx vs White Dove
Where Warm Onyx belongs to Behr's range, White Dove is a Benjamin Moore color. Hue-wise, Warm Onyx belongs to the grey family and White Dove to the beige-greige family. White Dove (LRV 83) reflects noticeably more light than Warm Onyx (LRV 7), a difference of 76 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Warm Onyx runs red while White Dove is decidedly yellow, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 63.1, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Warm Onyx vs White Dove in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Warm Onyx and White Dove in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that White Dove will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Warm Onyx would.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. White Dove reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Warm Onyx.
Color Details
Warm Onyx vs White Dove Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Warm Onyx on one side and White Dove on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Warm Onyx comparisons
See how Warm Onyx stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 52 vs 7, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 7, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 7, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 7), opening up a space where Warm Onyx encloses it.
Denim Drift reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 7), opening up a space where Warm Onyx encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 7, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 7), opening up a space where Warm Onyx encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 7), opening up a space where Warm Onyx encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 7, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 7), opening up a space where Warm Onyx encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 7), opening up a space where Warm Onyx encloses it.
Pewter Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 7), opening up a space where Warm Onyx encloses it.
Vintage Vogue reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 7), opening up a space where Warm Onyx encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 7, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 24 vs 7, Cement grey is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 7, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 7, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.