Ivory Lace vs Naval
Where Ivory Lace belongs to Dulux's range, Naval is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Ivory Lace belongs to the beige family and Naval to the blue family. Ivory Lace (LRV 87) reflects noticeably more light than Naval (LRV 4), a difference of 83 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Ivory Lace runs warm while Naval is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 72.2, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ivory Lace vs Naval in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ivory Lace and Naval in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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 LRV gap is large enough that Ivory Lace will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval would.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Ivory Lace reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Ivory Lace reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
Color Details
Ivory Lace vs Naval Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ivory Lace on one side and Naval 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 Ivory Lace comparisons
See how Ivory Lace stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ivory Lace reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 87 vs 69, Ivory Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
Ivory Lace reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 52, Ivory Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 30, Ivory Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
Ivory Lace reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 60, Ivory Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
Ivory Lace reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Ivory Lace reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 43, Ivory Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
Ivory Lace reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Ivory Lace reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Ivory Lace reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (87 vs 84) makes Ivory Lace the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 87 vs 21, Ivory Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
Ivory Lace reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Ivory Lace reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 74), opening up a space where Shoji White encloses it.
Ivory Lace reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ivory Lace reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Ivory Lace reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 41, Ivory Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 68, Ivory Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 25, Ivory Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
Ivory Lace reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Ivory Lace reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 31, Ivory Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 7, Ivory Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 24, Ivory Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 57, Ivory Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 72, Ivory Lace is decisively the brighter choice.