Ashes of Roses vs Naval
Ashes of Roses is a Little Greene color while Naval comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Ashes of Roses belongs to the pink family and Naval to the blue family. At LRV 15 vs 4, Ashes of Roses will read as the brighter of the two — a 11-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Ashes of Roses's red character against Naval's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 37.6, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 6 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ashes of Roses vs Naval in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ashes of Roses and Naval in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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. Ashes of Roses returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Ashes of Roses will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Ashes of Roses will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval would.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Ashes of Roses will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval would.
Front Door
Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. Ashes of Roses returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Ashes of Roses will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval would.
Color Details
Ashes of Roses vs Naval Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ashes of Roses on one side and Naval 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 Ashes of Roses comparisons
See how Ashes of Roses stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 15, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 15), opening up a space where Ashes of Roses encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (15 vs 6) makes Ashes of Roses the marginally brighter of the two.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 15), opening up a space where Ashes of Roses encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 15), opening up a space where Ashes of Roses encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 15, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 15), opening up a space where Ashes of Roses encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 15, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (27 vs 15) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 15), opening up a space where Ashes of Roses encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 15, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 44 vs 15, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 15), opening up a space where Ashes of Roses encloses it.
Artichoke reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 15, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 15, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 15, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (15 vs 12) makes Ashes of Roses the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 15, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 15), opening up a space where Ashes of Roses encloses it.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 15), opening up a space where Ashes of Roses encloses it.
Treron reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 3-point LRV gap (15 vs 12) makes Ashes of Roses the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 15, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 15), opening up a space where Ashes of Roses encloses it.
Ashes of Roses reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cement grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 15), opening up a space where Ashes of Roses encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 15), opening up a space where Ashes of Roses encloses it.