Power Gray vs Pure White
Power Gray (Behr) and Pure White (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Power Gray belongs to the grey family and Pure White to the beige-greige family. The 47-point LRV gap — 84 for Pure White vs 37 for Power Gray — means Pure White will open up a space more effectively. Where Power Gray leans blue, Pure White reads warm — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 26.4 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Power Gray vs Pure White in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Power Gray 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.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Power Gray.
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.
Home Office
Home office walls matter more than most — you're looking at them all day, and a color that reads fine at first can become tiring over time. 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
Power Gray vs Pure White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Power Gray 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 Power Gray comparisons
See how Power Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 37, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 37), opening up a space where Power Gray encloses it.
At LRV 37 vs 6, Power Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 37), opening up a space where Power Gray encloses it.
Power Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 37, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 37), opening up a space where Power Gray encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 37, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (37 vs 27) makes Power Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Power Gray reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 37, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 37 vs 13, Power Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (44 vs 37) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.
Power Gray reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 37, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 37, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 37, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 37 vs 12, Power Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 37, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 37), opening up a space where Power Gray encloses it.
Power Gray reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 37 vs 12, Power Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (45 vs 37) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.
Power Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Power Gray reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Power Gray reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 37), opening up a space where Power Gray encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 37), opening up a space where Power Gray encloses it.