Mirror vs Venetian Yellow
Where Mirror belongs to Little Greene's range, Venetian Yellow is a Sherwin-Williams color. These are both beige-yellows, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-yellow to land. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (77 vs 77), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. Mirror runs yellow while Venetian Yellow is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 24.8, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Mirror vs Venetian Yellow Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mirror on one side and Venetian Yellow 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 Mirror comparisons
See how Mirror stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 6-point LRV gap (83 vs 77) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Mirror reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Mirror reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Mirror reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 58, Mirror is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 27, Mirror is decisively the brighter choice.
Mirror reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 55, Mirror is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 44, Mirror is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (77 vs 66) makes Mirror the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 77 vs 12, Mirror is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (77 vs 68) makes Mirror the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 77 vs 12, Mirror is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 45, Mirror is decisively the brighter choice.
Mirror reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.