Ashwood Gray vs Pure White
Where Ashwood Gray belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Pure White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Ashwood Gray reads as blue-grey, while Pure White reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Pure White (LRV 84) reflects noticeably more light than Ashwood Gray (LRV 61), a difference of 23 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Ashwood Gray runs blue while Pure White is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 15.5, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ashwood Gray vs Pure White in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ashwood 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
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 LRV gap is large enough that Pure White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Ashwood Gray would.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Ashwood Gray.
Color Details
Ashwood Gray vs Pure White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ashwood 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 Ashwood Gray comparisons
See how Ashwood Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 8-point LRV gap (69 vs 61) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where Ashwood Gray encloses it.
Ashwood Gray reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Ashwood Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 30, Ashwood Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Ashwood Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Ashwood Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ashwood Gray reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 43, Ashwood Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 4, Ashwood Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Ashwood Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ashwood Gray reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Ashwood Gray reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 21, Ashwood Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 61), opening up a space where Ashwood Gray encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where Ashwood Gray encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (61 vs 51) makes Ashwood Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Ashwood Gray reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Ashwood Gray reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 61 vs 41, Ashwood Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Ashwood Gray reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Ashwood Gray reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 31, Ashwood Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 7, Ashwood Gray is decisively the brighter choice.