Almond White vs Creamy
Almond White (Dulux) and Creamy (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Almond White belongs to the beige-white family and Creamy to the beige family. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 82 vs 81 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. A ΔE of 0.5 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Almond White vs Creamy in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Almond White and Creamy 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.
Home Office
Home office walls matter more than most — you're looking at them all day, and a color that reads fine at first can become tiring over time. 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
Almond White vs Creamy Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Almond White on one side and Creamy 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 Almond White comparisons
See how Almond White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 82 vs 69, Almond White is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 83 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Almond White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 52, Almond White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 30, Almond White is decisively the brighter choice.
Almond White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 60, Almond White is decisively the brighter choice.
Almond White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Almond White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 43, Almond White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 4, Almond White is decisively the brighter choice.
Almond White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Almond White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Almond White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 82 vs 21, Almond White is decisively the brighter choice.
Almond White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Almond White reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 83 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 82 vs 51, Almond White is decisively the brighter choice.
Almond White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Almond White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Almond White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 41, Almond White is decisively the brighter choice.
Almond White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Almond White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 31, Almond White is decisively the brighter choice.