May Flowers vs Pure White
Where May Flowers belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Pure White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, May Flowers belongs to the pink-red family and Pure White to the beige-greige family. Pure White (LRV 84) reflects noticeably more light than May Flowers (LRV 64), a difference of 20 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. May Flowers runs red while Pure White is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 22.6, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
Color Details
May Flowers vs Pure White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see May Flowers 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 May Flowers comparisons
See how May Flowers stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 64, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 64 vs 6, May Flowers is decisively the brighter choice.
May Flowers reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
May Flowers reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 52, May Flowers is decisively the brighter choice.
May Flowers reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (64 vs 58) makes May Flowers the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 27, May Flowers is decisively the brighter choice.
May Flowers reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
May Flowers reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (64 vs 55) makes May Flowers the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 13, May Flowers is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 44, May Flowers is decisively the brighter choice.
May Flowers reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (74 vs 64) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 64, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 12, May Flowers is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (68 vs 64) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
May Flowers reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Calamine reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
May Flowers reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 12, May Flowers is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 45, May Flowers is decisively the brighter choice.
May Flowers reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
May Flowers reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
May Flowers reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
May Flowers reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.