Bare vs Smooth White
Both are Jotun colors. These are both greige-greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within greige-grey to land. At LRV 64 vs 59, Bare will read as the brighter of the two — a 5-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 2.8, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Bare vs Smooth White in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Bare and Smooth 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Bare has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The brightness difference is modest but present — Bare gives the walls a little more lift.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Bare reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Bare vs Smooth White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Bare on one side and Smooth 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 Bare comparisons
See how Bare stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 64, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Bare reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Bare reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Bare reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (64 vs 58) makes Bare the marginally brighter of the two.
Bare reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (64 vs 55) makes Bare the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 44, Bare is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 64), opening up a space where Bare encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (74 vs 64) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 12, Bare is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (68 vs 64) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 12, Bare is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 45, Bare is decisively the brighter choice.
Bare reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.