Soul vs Summer White
Where Soul belongs to Jotun's range, Summer White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Soul belongs to the beige-yellow family and Summer White to the beige-white family. Summer White (LRV 83) reflects noticeably more light than Soul (LRV 80), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. At ΔE 2.9, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Soul vs Summer White in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Soul and Summer White 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
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 two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Soul vs Summer White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Soul on one side and Summer 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 Soul comparisons
See how Soul stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 80), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 80 vs 52, Soul is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 30, Soul is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 60, Soul is decisively the brighter choice.
Soul reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Soul reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Soul reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Soul reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (84 vs 80) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
Soul reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Soul reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Soul reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Soul reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Soul reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Soul reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 31, Soul is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 24, Soul is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 57, Soul is decisively the brighter choice.