Navy Bean vs Ethereal White
Navy Bean (Cloverdale Paint) and Ethereal White (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Navy Bean reads as greige-white, while Ethereal White reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 76 vs 76 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. A ΔE of 0.6 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Navy Bean vs Ethereal White in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Navy Bean and Ethereal 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
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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Navy Bean vs Ethereal White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Navy Bean on one side and Ethereal 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 Navy Bean comparisons
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At LRV 76 vs 58, Navy Bean is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 27, Navy Bean is decisively the brighter choice.
Navy Bean reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 55, Navy Bean is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 44, Navy Bean is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (76 vs 66) makes Navy Bean the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Navy Bean is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 8, Navy Bean is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (76 vs 68) makes Navy Bean the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Navy Bean is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 45, Navy Bean is decisively the brighter choice.
Navy Bean reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.