Dover White vs Medici Ivory
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Hue-wise, Dover White belongs to the beige-white family and Medici Ivory to the beige family. With LRVs of 83 and 82, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. With a ΔE of 2.6, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dover White vs Medici Ivory in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Dover White and Medici Ivory 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.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Dover White vs Medici Ivory Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dover White on one side and Medici Ivory 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 Dover White comparisons
See how Dover White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Dover White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 6, Dover White is decisively the brighter choice.
Dover White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Dover White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 52, Dover White is decisively the brighter choice.
Dover White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 58, Dover White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 27, Dover White is decisively the brighter choice.
Dover White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Dover White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 55, Dover White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 13, Dover White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 44, Dover White is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Dover White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 66, Dover White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes Dover White the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Dover White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 68, Dover White is decisively the brighter choice.
Dover White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Dover White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 68), opening up a space where Calamine encloses it.
Dover White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Dover White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 45, Dover White is decisively the brighter choice.
Dover White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Dover White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Dover White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Dover White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.