White vs Birch Bay
Where White belongs to Behr's range, Birch Bay is a Cloverdale Paint color. White reads as greige-white, while Birch Bay reads as green-white — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (83 vs 83), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 1.2, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
White vs Birch Bay in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. White and Birch Bay 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. 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 are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
White vs Birch Bay Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see White on one side and Birch Bay 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 White comparisons
See how 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.
White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 58, White is decisively the brighter choice.
White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 55, White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 44, White is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 8-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 12, White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 68, White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 12, White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 45, White is decisively the brighter choice.
White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.