Svalbard Sea vs Pure White
Where Svalbard Sea belongs to Jotun's range, Pure White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Svalbard Sea belongs to the blue family and Pure White to the beige-greige family. Pure White (LRV 84) reflects noticeably more light than Svalbard Sea (LRV 69), a difference of 15 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Svalbard Sea runs cool while Pure White is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 8.3 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Svalbard Sea vs Pure White in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Svalbard Sea and Pure 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 LRV gap is large enough that Pure White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Svalbard Sea would.
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. Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Svalbard Sea.
Color Details
Svalbard Sea vs Pure White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Svalbard Sea on one side and Pure 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 Svalbard Sea comparisons
See how Svalbard Sea stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Svalbard Sea encloses it.
Svalbard Sea reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 52, Svalbard Sea is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 30, Svalbard Sea is decisively the brighter choice.
Svalbard Sea reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (69 vs 60) makes Svalbard Sea the marginally brighter of the two.
Svalbard Sea reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Svalbard Sea reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 43, Svalbard Sea is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 4, Svalbard Sea is decisively the brighter choice.
Svalbard Sea reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Svalbard Sea reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Svalbard Sea reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 21, Svalbard Sea is decisively the brighter choice.
Svalbard Sea reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Svalbard Sea encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 51, Svalbard Sea is decisively the brighter choice.
Svalbard Sea reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Svalbard Sea reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 69 vs 41, Svalbard Sea is decisively the brighter choice.
Svalbard Sea reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Svalbard Sea reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 31, Svalbard Sea is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 7, Svalbard Sea is decisively the brighter choice.