Gardenia vs Snowbound
Gardenia is a Dulux color while Snowbound comes from Sherwin-Williams. Gardenia reads as beige, while Snowbound reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. With LRVs of 83 and 83, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 8.1, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Gardenia vs Snowbound in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Gardenia and Snowbound 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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. 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.
Color Details
Gardenia vs Snowbound Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Gardenia on one side and Snowbound 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
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.