Gardenia vs Summer White
Where Gardenia belongs to Dulux's range, Summer White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Gardenia reads as beige, while Summer White reads as beige-white — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (83 vs 83), 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. At ΔE 1.0, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Gardenia vs Summer White in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Gardenia and Summer 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. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Gardenia vs Summer White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Gardenia on one side and Summer 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.
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.