Lake View vs Misty Surf
Lake View is a Jotun color while Misty Surf comes from PPG. These are both blues, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue to land. At LRV 58 vs 55, Lake View will read as the brighter of the two — a 3-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. With a ΔE of 2.5, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Lake View vs Misty Surf in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Lake View and Misty Surf 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. Lake View 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 — Lake View gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Lake View vs Misty Surf Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lake View on one side and Misty Surf 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 Lake View comparisons
See how Lake View stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 58), opening up a space where Lake View encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (58 vs 52) makes Lake View the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 58 vs 30, Lake View is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 58 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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At LRV 58 vs 43, Lake View is decisively the brighter choice.
Lake View reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lake View reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 58, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 58), opening up a space where Lake View encloses it.
Lake View reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
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Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lake View reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Lake View reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 31, Lake View is decisively the brighter choice.