Wild Earl vs Wool Skein
Wild Earl is a Jotun color while Wool Skein comes from Sherwin-Williams. Wild Earl reads as beige-greige, while Wool Skein reads as beige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 63 vs 60, Wool Skein will read as the brighter of the two — a 3-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. With a ΔE of 2.1, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Wild Earl vs Wool Skein in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Wild Earl and Wool Skein 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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Wild Earl vs Wool Skein Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Wild Earl on one side and Wool Skein 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 Wild Earl comparisons
See how Wild Earl stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Wild Earl encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (60 vs 52) makes Wild Earl the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 30, Wild Earl is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 60 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Wild Earl reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 43, Wild Earl is decisively the brighter choice.
Wild Earl reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Wild Earl reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 60, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 60), opening up a space where Wild Earl encloses it.
Wild Earl reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Wild Earl reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Wild Earl reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 31, Wild Earl is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 7, Wild Earl is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 24, Wild Earl is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.