Afraid Of The Dark vs Silverpointe
Where Afraid Of The Dark belongs to PPG's range, Silverpointe is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Afraid Of The Dark belongs to the green-grey family and Silverpointe to the grey family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (66 vs 64), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 1.2, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Afraid Of The Dark vs Silverpointe in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Afraid Of The Dark and Silverpointe 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.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Afraid Of The Dark vs Silverpointe Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Afraid Of The Dark on one side and Silverpointe 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 Afraid Of The Dark comparisons
See how Afraid Of The Dark stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 66), opening up a space where Afraid Of The Dark encloses it.
Afraid Of The Dark reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 52, Afraid Of The Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 30, Afraid Of The Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
Afraid Of The Dark reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (66 vs 60) makes Afraid Of The Dark the marginally brighter of the two.
Afraid Of The Dark reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Afraid Of The Dark reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 43, Afraid Of The Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 4, Afraid Of The Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
Afraid Of The Dark reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Afraid Of The Dark reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Afraid Of The Dark reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 66, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 21, Afraid Of The Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 66), opening up a space where Afraid Of The Dark encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 51, Afraid Of The Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
Afraid Of The Dark reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Afraid Of The Dark reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 66 vs 41, Afraid Of The Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
Afraid Of The Dark reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Afraid Of The Dark reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 31, Afraid Of The Dark is decisively the brighter choice.