Stirabout vs Symmetry
Where Stirabout belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Symmetry is a Sherwin-Williams color. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Stirabout (LRV 63) reflects noticeably more light than Symmetry (LRV 61), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. At ΔE 1.4, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Stirabout vs Symmetry Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Stirabout on one side and Symmetry 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 Stirabout comparisons
See how Stirabout stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 63), opening up a space where Stirabout encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (63 vs 52) makes Stirabout the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 30, Stirabout is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 63 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Stirabout reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Stirabout reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 43, Stirabout is decisively the brighter choice.
Stirabout reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Stirabout reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 63, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 63, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Stirabout reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Stirabout reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Stirabout reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 31, Stirabout is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 7, Stirabout is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 24, Stirabout is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (63 vs 57) makes Stirabout the marginally brighter of the two.