Sailor's Delight vs Gaiety
Sailor's Delight is a Benjamin Moore color while Gaiety comes from Sherwin-Williams. These are both pink-reds, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within pink-red to land. With LRVs of 58 and 59, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. With a ΔE of 2.5, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Sailor's Delight vs Gaiety Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sailor's Delight on one side and Gaiety 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 Sailor's Delight comparisons
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At LRV 58 vs 6, Sailor's Delight is decisively the brighter choice.
Sailor's Delight reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sailor's Delight reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (58 vs 52) makes Sailor's Delight the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 60 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 58 vs 27, Sailor's Delight is decisively the brighter choice.
Sailor's Delight reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Sailor's Delight reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 58 vs 13, Sailor's Delight is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 44, Sailor's Delight is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 8-point LRV gap (66 vs 58) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 58, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 58, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Sailor's Delight reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 58 vs 12, Sailor's Delight is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 8, Sailor's Delight is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (68 vs 58) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Sailor's Delight reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 12, Sailor's Delight is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 45, Sailor's Delight is decisively the brighter choice.
Sailor's Delight reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.