They are both beautiful. I think that my favorite is the white as well. I'm not a huge red fan. I have made on with a pale green background with greens, blues and purples and I think it turned our gorgeous. In fact the young man who got it as a wedding gift took it to his work last week to show his boss cause he loves so much. I have done another similar type quilt with a pale blue with the other colors blue, green, and purple. Hmmmm sounds like the other, except not really.