Summer Snow vs Mineral Gray
Where Summer Snow belongs to Jotun's range, Mineral Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Summer Snow belongs to the beige-greige family and Mineral Gray to the blue-grey family. Summer Snow (LRV 75) reflects noticeably more light than Mineral Gray (LRV 9), a difference of 66 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Summer Snow runs warm while Mineral Gray is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of NaN, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Summer Snow vs Mineral Gray in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Summer Snow and Mineral Gray in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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. Summer Snow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Mineral Gray.
Color Details
Summer Snow vs Mineral Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Summer Snow on one side and Mineral Gray 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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