White Lightning vs Alluring White
White Lightning is a Cloverdale Paint color while Alluring White comes from Sherwin-Williams. These are both beige-whites, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-white to land. With LRVs of 78 and 77, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 1.0, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
White Lightning vs Alluring White in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. White Lightning and Alluring 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. 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
White Lightning vs Alluring White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see White Lightning on one side and Alluring 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 White Lightning comparisons
See how White Lightning stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (78 vs 69) makes White Lightning the marginally brighter of the two.
White Lightning reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 52, White Lightning is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 30, White Lightning is decisively the brighter choice.
White Lightning reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 60, White Lightning is decisively the brighter choice.
White Lightning reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
White Lightning reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 43, White Lightning is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 4, White Lightning is decisively the brighter choice.
White Lightning reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
White Lightning reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
White Lightning reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (84 vs 78) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 78 vs 21, White Lightning is decisively the brighter choice.
White Lightning reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
White Lightning reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
White Lightning reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
White Lightning reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 78 vs 41, White Lightning is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (78 vs 68) makes White Lightning the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 78 vs 25, White Lightning is decisively the brighter choice.
White Lightning reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
White Lightning reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 31, White Lightning is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 7, White Lightning is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 24, White Lightning is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 57, White Lightning is decisively the brighter choice.