Cotton vs Pure White
Where Cotton belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Pure White is a Sherwin-Williams color. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. Pure White (LRV 84) reflects noticeably more light than Cotton (LRV 81), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. At ΔE 2.2, 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.
Cotton vs Pure White in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Cotton and Pure White 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Pure White gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Pure White reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Pure White reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Cotton vs Pure White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cotton 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 Cotton comparisons
See how Cotton stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 58, Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 27, Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 55, Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 44, Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 66, Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (81 vs 74) makes Cotton the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 81 vs 12, Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 8, Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 68, Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 12, Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 45, Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.