Oak Apple vs Wayward Wind
Oak Apple (Little Greene) and Wayward Wind (PPG) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the beige-yellow family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 10-point LRV gap — 63 for Wayward Wind vs 53 for Oak Apple — means Wayward Wind will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 7.2 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. 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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Oak Apple vs Wayward Wind Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Oak Apple on one side and Wayward Wind 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.
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White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 53), opening up a space where Oak Apple encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 53 vs 30, Oak Apple is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (60 vs 53) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Oak Apple reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (53 vs 43) makes Oak Apple the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 55 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Oak Apple reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 53, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 53), opening up a space where Oak Apple encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 53), opening up a space where Oak Apple encloses it.
Oak Apple reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Oak Apple reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 53), opening up a space where Oak Apple encloses it.
Oak Apple reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Oak Apple reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 53 vs 31, Oak Apple is decisively the brighter choice.