Anime vs Pure White
Where Anime belongs to Behr's range, Pure White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Anime reads as beige-yellow, while Pure White reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Pure White (LRV 84) reflects noticeably more light than Anime (LRV 47), a difference of 37 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Anime runs yellow while Pure White is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 58.2, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Anime vs Pure White in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Anime and Pure White in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Pure White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Anime would.
Color Details
Anime vs Pure White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Anime on one side and Pure 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.
More Anime comparisons
See how Anime stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 47), opening up a space where Anime encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (52 vs 47) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 30, Anime is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 47, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Anime reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (47 vs 43) makes Anime the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Anime reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 47), opening up a space where Anime encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 47), opening up a space where Anime encloses it.
Anime reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 47), opening up a space where Anime encloses it.
Anime reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 47 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 47 vs 31, Anime is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 7, Anime is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 24, Anime is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (57 vs 47) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 47, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.