Vanilla Sundae vs Glad Yellow
Vanilla Sundae is a Dulux color while Glad Yellow comes from Sherwin-Williams. Vanilla Sundae reads as beige, while Glad Yellow reads as beige-yellow — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 85 vs 76, Vanilla Sundae will read as the brighter of the two — a 9-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. With a ΔE of 2.3, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Vanilla Sundae vs Glad Yellow in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Vanilla Sundae and Glad Yellow 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.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Vanilla Sundae will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Glad Yellow would.
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Vanilla Sundae vs Glad Yellow Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Vanilla Sundae on one side and Glad Yellow 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.
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Vanilla Sundae reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 85 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 85 vs 6, Vanilla Sundae is decisively the brighter choice.
Vanilla Sundae reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Vanilla Sundae reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 52, Vanilla Sundae is decisively the brighter choice.
Vanilla Sundae reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 58, Vanilla Sundae is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 27, Vanilla Sundae is decisively the brighter choice.
Vanilla Sundae reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Vanilla Sundae reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 55, Vanilla Sundae is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 13, Vanilla Sundae is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 44, Vanilla Sundae is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 85 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Vanilla Sundae reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 66, Vanilla Sundae is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (85 vs 74) makes Vanilla Sundae the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 85 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Vanilla Sundae reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 12, Vanilla Sundae is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 8, Vanilla Sundae is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 68, Vanilla Sundae is decisively the brighter choice.
Vanilla Sundae reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 12, Vanilla Sundae is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 45, Vanilla Sundae is decisively the brighter choice.
Vanilla Sundae reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.