Ivory vs Indian White
Ivory (Dulux) and Indian White (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Ivory reads as beige, while Indian White reads as beige-white — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 3-point LRV gap — 72 for Indian White vs 69 for Ivory — means Indian White will open up a space more effectively. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. A ΔE of 2.8 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ivory vs Indian White in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Ivory and Indian 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
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. Indian White reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Indian White has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Indian White has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Ivory vs Indian White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ivory on one side and Indian 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 Ivory comparisons
See how Ivory stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Ivory encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (69 vs 60) makes Ivory the marginally brighter of the two.
Ivory reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
Ivory reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 31, Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 24, Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (69 vs 57) makes Ivory the marginally brighter of the two.