Peanut Brittle vs Pure White
Where Peanut Brittle belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Pure White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Peanut Brittle belongs to the beige family and Pure White to the beige-greige family. Pure White (LRV 84) reflects noticeably more light than Peanut Brittle (LRV 37), a difference of 47 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 39.0, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Peanut Brittle vs Pure White in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Peanut Brittle 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
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 Pure White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Peanut Brittle 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. Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Peanut Brittle.
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 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Peanut Brittle.
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 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Peanut Brittle.
Color Details
Peanut Brittle vs Pure White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Peanut Brittle 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 Peanut Brittle comparisons
See how Peanut Brittle stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 37, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 37), opening up a space where Peanut Brittle encloses it.
Peanut Brittle reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 37, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (37 vs 30) makes Peanut Brittle the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 37), opening up a space where Peanut Brittle encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 37, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 37), opening up a space where Peanut Brittle encloses it.
Peanut Brittle reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (43 vs 37) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 37 vs 4, Peanut Brittle is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 37), opening up a space where Peanut Brittle encloses it.
Peanut Brittle reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 37 vs 21, Peanut Brittle is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 37), opening up a space where Peanut Brittle encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 37), opening up a space where Peanut Brittle encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 37), opening up a space where Peanut Brittle encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 37, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Peanut Brittle reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Peanut Brittle reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 37), opening up a space where Peanut Brittle encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (41 vs 37) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Peanut Brittle reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (37 vs 31) makes Peanut Brittle the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 37 vs 7, Peanut Brittle is decisively the brighter choice.