S 1000-N vs Rock Candy
S 1000-N is a NCS color while Rock Candy comes from Sherwin-Williams. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 74 and 75, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. They share a neutral quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. With a ΔE of 1.5, 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.
S 1000-N vs Rock Candy in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. S 1000-N and Rock Candy 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.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
S 1000-N vs Rock Candy Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see S 1000-N on one side and Rock Candy 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 S 1000-N comparisons
See how S 1000-N stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
S 1000-N reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
S 1000-N reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
S 1000-N reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 58, S 1000-N is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 27, S 1000-N is decisively the brighter choice.
S 1000-N reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 55, S 1000-N is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 44, S 1000-N is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (74 vs 66) makes S 1000-N the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 74 vs 12, S 1000-N is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (74 vs 68) makes S 1000-N the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 12, S 1000-N is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 45, S 1000-N is decisively the brighter choice.
S 1000-N reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
S 1000-N reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
S 1000-N reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
S 1000-N reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.