Nimbus vs White Dove
Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Nimbus reads as greige-grey, while White Dove reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. White Dove (LRV 83) reflects noticeably more light than Nimbus (LRV 59), a difference of 24 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Nimbus runs yellow and red while White Dove is decidedly yellow, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 11.9, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Nimbus vs White Dove in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Nimbus 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 Nimbus would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. White Dove reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Nimbus.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. White Dove reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Nimbus.
Color Details
Nimbus vs White Dove Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Nimbus 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 Nimbus comparisons
See how Nimbus stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Nimbus reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Nimbus reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
With LRVs of 60 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 59 vs 27, Nimbus is decisively the brighter choice.
Nimbus reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (59 vs 55) makes Nimbus the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 59 vs 44, Nimbus is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 59), opening up a space where Nimbus encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (66 vs 59) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 59, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 12, Nimbus is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (68 vs 59) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 59 vs 12, Nimbus is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 45, Nimbus is decisively the brighter choice.
Nimbus reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Nimbus reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Nimbus reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
With LRVs of 59 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 59), opening up a space where Nimbus encloses it.