Arbor Vitae vs Snowbound
Where Arbor Vitae belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Snowbound is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Arbor Vitae belongs to the green-yellow family and Snowbound to the beige-greige family. Snowbound (LRV 83) reflects noticeably more light than Arbor Vitae (LRV 54), a difference of 29 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 17.8, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Arbor Vitae vs Snowbound in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Arbor Vitae and Snowbound 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 Snowbound will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Arbor Vitae would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Snowbound reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Arbor Vitae.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Snowbound reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Arbor Vitae.
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. Snowbound returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Snowbound reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Arbor Vitae.
Color Details
Arbor Vitae vs Snowbound Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Arbor Vitae on one side and Snowbound 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 Arbor Vitae comparisons
See how Arbor Vitae stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 54 vs 30, Arbor Vitae is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 54 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 6-point LRV gap (60 vs 54) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Arbor Vitae reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (54 vs 43) makes Arbor Vitae the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 54 vs 4, Arbor Vitae is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 55 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Arbor Vitae reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Arbor Vitae reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 54, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 54 vs 21, Arbor Vitae is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Arbor Vitae reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 54), opening up a space where Arbor Vitae encloses it.
At LRV 54 vs 41, Arbor Vitae is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 54, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 54 vs 25, Arbor Vitae is decisively the brighter choice.
Arbor Vitae reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Arbor Vitae reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 54 vs 31, Arbor Vitae is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 54 vs 7, Arbor Vitae is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 54 vs 24, Arbor Vitae is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (57 vs 54) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 54, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.