Silver Lichen vs Willow Tree
Where Silver Lichen belongs to Dulux's range, Willow Tree is a Sherwin-Williams color. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Silver Lichen (LRV 46) reflects noticeably more light than Willow Tree (LRV 41), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Silver Lichen runs warm while Willow Tree is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. At ΔE 2.5, 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.
Silver Lichen vs Willow Tree in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Silver Lichen and Willow Tree 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Silver Lichen gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Silver Lichen vs Willow Tree Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Silver Lichen on one side and Willow Tree 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 Silver Lichen comparisons
See how Silver Lichen stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 46, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 46), opening up a space where Silver Lichen encloses it.
Silver Lichen reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (52 vs 46) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 46 vs 30, Silver Lichen is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 46, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Silver Lichen reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 46 vs 4, Silver Lichen is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Silver Lichen reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
With LRVs of 46 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 46, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 21, Silver Lichen is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 46), opening up a space where Silver Lichen encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 46), opening up a space where Silver Lichen encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 46), opening up a space where Silver Lichen encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (51 vs 46) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Silver Lichen reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Silver Lichen reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 46), opening up a space where Silver Lichen encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (46 vs 41) makes Silver Lichen the marginally brighter of the two.
Silver Lichen reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 46 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 46 vs 31, Silver Lichen is decisively the brighter choice.