Laurel vs Steamship
Where Laurel belongs to Jotun's range, Steamship is a PPG color. Hue-wise, Laurel belongs to the greige-grey family and Steamship to the grey family. Laurel (LRV 41) reflects noticeably more light than Steamship (LRV 22), a difference of 19 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 21.2, 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 7 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Laurel vs Steamship in Real Spaces
7 real rooms side by side. Seeing Laurel and Steamship 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 Laurel will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Steamship 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. Laurel reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Steamship.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Laurel reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Steamship.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Laurel returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Laurel reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Steamship.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Laurel reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Steamship.
Color Details
Laurel vs Steamship Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Laurel on one side and Steamship 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.
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