Lemon Lilly vs Pure White
Lemon Lilly (Cloverdale Paint) and Pure White (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Lemon Lilly reads as beige-yellow, while Pure White reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 4-point LRV gap — 88 for Lemon Lilly vs 84 for Pure White — means Lemon Lilly will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 10.8 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Lemon Lilly vs Pure White in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Lemon Lilly 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Lemon Lilly reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Lemon Lilly has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Lemon Lilly has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Lemon Lilly has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Lemon Lilly vs Pure White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lemon Lilly 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 Lemon Lilly comparisons
See how Lemon Lilly stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Lemon Lilly reads slightly lighter (LRV 88 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 88 vs 69, Lemon Lilly is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Lilly reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 52, Lemon Lilly is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 30, Lemon Lilly is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Lilly reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 60, Lemon Lilly is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Lilly reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Lemon Lilly reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 43, Lemon Lilly is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 4, Lemon Lilly is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Lilly reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Lemon Lilly reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Lemon Lilly reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 21, Lemon Lilly is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Lilly reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Lemon Lilly reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 74), opening up a space where Shoji White encloses it.
Lemon Lilly reads slightly lighter (LRV 88 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lemon Lilly reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Lemon Lilly reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 41, Lemon Lilly is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 68, Lemon Lilly is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 25, Lemon Lilly is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Lilly reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Lemon Lilly reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 31, Lemon Lilly is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 7, Lemon Lilly is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 24, Lemon Lilly is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 57, Lemon Lilly is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 72, Lemon Lilly is decisively the brighter choice.