Gardenia vs Pure White
Where Gardenia belongs to Dulux's range, Pure White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Gardenia belongs to the beige family and Pure White to the beige-greige family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (83 vs 84), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. The ΔE 7.9 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Gardenia vs Pure White in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Gardenia and Pure 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Gardenia vs Pure White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Gardenia 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 Gardenia comparisons
See how Gardenia stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 83 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 52, Gardenia is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 30, Gardenia is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 60, Gardenia is decisively the brighter choice.
Gardenia reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Gardenia reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 43, Gardenia is decisively the brighter choice.
Gardenia reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Gardenia reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
Gardenia reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Gardenia reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Gardenia reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Gardenia reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Gardenia reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
Gardenia reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Gardenia reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 31, Gardenia is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 7, Gardenia is decisively the brighter choice.