Cityscape vs Pure White
Where Cityscape belongs to Jotun's range, Pure White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Cityscape belongs to the green-grey family and Pure White to the beige-greige family. Pure White (LRV 84) reflects noticeably more light than Cityscape (LRV 30), a difference of 54 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Cityscape runs neutral while Pure White is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 31.9, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cityscape vs Pure White in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cityscape and Pure White in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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 LRV gap is large enough that Pure White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cityscape would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cityscape.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cityscape.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cityscape.
Color Details
Cityscape vs Pure White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cityscape on one side and Pure 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 Cityscape comparisons
See how Cityscape stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 30), opening up a space where Cityscape encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 30, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 60 vs 30, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 30), opening up a space where Cityscape encloses it.
With LRVs of 30 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 43 vs 30, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 30), opening up a space where Cityscape encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 30), opening up a space where Cityscape encloses it.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 30), opening up a space where Cityscape encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 30), opening up a space where Cityscape encloses it.
Cityscape reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Cityscape reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 30), opening up a space where Cityscape encloses it.
Cityscape reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 30), opening up a space where Cityscape encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 30 vs 7, Cityscape is decisively the brighter choice.