Opaline vs Restful White
Where Opaline belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Restful White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Opaline belongs to the beige-yellow family and Restful White to the beige-white family. Restful White (LRV 81) reflects noticeably more light than Opaline (LRV 78), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Opaline runs yellow while Restful White is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. At ΔE 1.1, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Opaline vs Restful White in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Opaline and Restful White are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Opaline vs Restful White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Opaline on one side and Restful White 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.
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