Brooklyn vs Pure White
Brooklyn (Behr) and Pure White (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Brooklyn belongs to the blue-grey family and Pure White to the beige-greige family. The 71-point LRV gap — 84 for Pure White vs 12 for Brooklyn — means Pure White will open up a space more effectively. Where Brooklyn leans blue, Pure White reads warm — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 51.4 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Brooklyn vs Pure White in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Brooklyn 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.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Pure White returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen Cabinets
Cabinet color is always seen in context — against countertops, backsplash, and hardware — which amplifies undertone differences that might disappear on a plain wall. Pure White returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Brooklyn vs Pure White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn comparisons
See how Brooklyn stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 12), opening up a space where Brooklyn encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 12, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 12, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 12, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 12), opening up a space where Brooklyn encloses it.
Denim Drift reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 12), opening up a space where Brooklyn encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 12, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 12), opening up a space where Brooklyn encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 12), opening up a space where Brooklyn encloses it.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Brooklyn encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 12), opening up a space where Brooklyn encloses it.
With LRVs of 12 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 12), opening up a space where Brooklyn encloses it.
With LRVs of 12 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 12), opening up a space where Brooklyn encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 12, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (12 vs 7) makes Brooklyn the marginally brighter of the two.
A 12-point LRV gap (24 vs 12) makes Cement grey the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 12, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 12, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.