Awareness vs Sourdough
Both from PPG's palette. Awareness reads as yellow, while Sourdough reads as beige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Awareness (LRV 77) reflects noticeably more light than Sourdough (LRV 62), a difference of 15 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 22.5, 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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Awareness vs Sourdough Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Awareness on one side and Sourdough 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 Awareness comparisons
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A 6-point LRV gap (83 vs 77) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Awareness reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Awareness reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Awareness reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 58, Awareness is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 27, Awareness is decisively the brighter choice.
Awareness reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 55, Awareness is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 44, Awareness 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 Awareness 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, Awareness is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 8, Awareness is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (77 vs 68) makes Awareness the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 77 vs 12, Awareness is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 45, Awareness is decisively the brighter choice.
Awareness reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.