Beauvais Lilac vs Pure White
Where Beauvais Lilac belongs to Little Greene's range, Pure White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Beauvais Lilac belongs to the beige family and Pure White to the beige-greige family. Pure White (LRV 84) reflects noticeably more light than Beauvais Lilac (LRV 71), a difference of 13 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Beauvais Lilac runs red while Pure White is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 11.8, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Beauvais Lilac vs Pure White in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Beauvais Lilac and Pure White 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
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 Beauvais Lilac would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Beauvais Lilac.
Color Details
Beauvais Lilac vs Pure White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Beauvais Lilac 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 Beauvais Lilac comparisons
See how Beauvais Lilac stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Beauvais Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 52, Beauvais Lilac is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 30, Beauvais Lilac is decisively the brighter choice.
Beauvais Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (71 vs 60) makes Beauvais Lilac the marginally brighter of the two.
Beauvais Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Beauvais Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 43, Beauvais Lilac is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 4, Beauvais Lilac is decisively the brighter choice.
Beauvais Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Beauvais Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Beauvais Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 21, Beauvais Lilac is decisively the brighter choice.
Beauvais Lilac reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 74 and 71, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 71 vs 51, Beauvais Lilac is decisively the brighter choice.
Beauvais Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Beauvais Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Beauvais Lilac reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 71 vs 41, Beauvais Lilac is decisively the brighter choice.
Beauvais Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Beauvais Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 31, Beauvais Lilac is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 7, Beauvais Lilac is decisively the brighter choice.