S 1502-Y vs Gossamer Veil
Where S 1502-Y belongs to NCS's range, Gossamer Veil is a Sherwin-Williams color. Both sit in the greige-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (64 vs 62), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. At ΔE 1.9, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
S 1502-Y vs Gossamer Veil in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. S 1502-Y and Gossamer Veil 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
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 two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. 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 1502-Y vs Gossamer Veil Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see S 1502-Y on one side and Gossamer Veil 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 1502-Y comparisons
See how S 1502-Y stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 64, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
S 1502-Y reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
S 1502-Y reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
S 1502-Y reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (64 vs 58) makes S 1502-Y the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 27, S 1502-Y is decisively the brighter choice.
S 1502-Y reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (64 vs 55) makes S 1502-Y the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 44, S 1502-Y is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 64), opening up a space where S 1502-Y encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (74 vs 64) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 12, S 1502-Y is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (68 vs 64) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 12, S 1502-Y is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 45, S 1502-Y is decisively the brighter choice.
S 1502-Y reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
S 1502-Y reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
S 1502-Y reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
S 1502-Y reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.