Senses vs Soulmate
Where Senses belongs to Jotun's range, Soulmate is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Senses belongs to the beige-greige family and Soulmate to the grey family. Senses (LRV 41) reflects noticeably more light than Soulmate (LRV 20), a difference of 22 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Senses runs warm while Soulmate is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 22.5, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Senses vs Soulmate in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Senses and Soulmate in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Senses reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Soulmate.
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. Senses returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Senses vs Soulmate Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Senses on one side and Soulmate 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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