Mild vs Snowbound
Mild is a Jotun color while Snowbound comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Mild belongs to the beige family and Snowbound to the beige-greige family. At LRV 83 vs 74, Snowbound will read as the brighter of the two — a 8-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 6.8, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Mild vs Snowbound in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Mild and Snowbound 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. Snowbound returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Snowbound will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Mild would.
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. Snowbound reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Mild.
Color Details
Mild vs Snowbound Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mild on one side and Snowbound 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 Mild comparisons
See how Mild stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Mild reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Mild reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Mild reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 58, Mild is decisively the brighter choice.
Mild reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 55, Mild is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 44, Mild is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (74 vs 66) makes Mild the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 74 vs 12, Mild is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (74 vs 68) makes Mild the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 12, Mild is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 45, Mild is decisively the brighter choice.
Mild reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Mild reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.