Daydream vs Pure White
Daydream is a Jotun color while Pure White comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Daydream belongs to the grey family and Pure White to the beige-greige family. At LRV 84 vs 16, Pure White will read as the brighter of the two — a 68-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. At ΔE 47.6, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Daydream vs Pure White in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Daydream 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
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. Pure White returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Pure White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Daydream would.
Color Details
Daydream vs Pure White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Daydream 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 Daydream comparisons
See how Daydream stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 16), opening up a space where Daydream encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 16, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 16, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 16, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 16), opening up a space where Daydream encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 16, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 16), opening up a space where Daydream encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 16), opening up a space where Daydream encloses it.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 16), opening up a space where Daydream encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 16), opening up a space where Daydream encloses it.
Daydream reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Daydream reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 16), opening up a space where Daydream encloses it.
Daydream reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 16), opening up a space where Daydream encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 16, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (16 vs 7) makes Daydream the marginally brighter of the two.