Brandy Snaps vs Pressed Flower
Brandy Snaps (PPG) and Pressed Flower (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. These are both pinks, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within pink to land. The 4-point LRV gap — 35 for Pressed Flower vs 31 for Brandy Snaps — means Pressed Flower will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 4.8 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Brandy Snaps vs Pressed Flower in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Brandy Snaps and Pressed Flower 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.
Home Office
Home office walls matter more than most — you're looking at them all day, and a color that reads fine at first can become tiring over time. Pressed Flower has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Brandy Snaps vs Pressed Flower Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Brandy Snaps on one side and Pressed Flower 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 Brandy Snaps comparisons
See how Brandy Snaps stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 31, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Brandy Snaps encloses it.
Brandy Snaps reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 31, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 31), opening up a space where Brandy Snaps encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 31, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 31), opening up a space where Brandy Snaps encloses it.
Brandy Snaps reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 31, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 31 vs 4, Brandy Snaps is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 31), opening up a space where Brandy Snaps encloses it.
Brandy Snaps reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 31), opening up a space where Brandy Snaps encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 31, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (31 vs 21) makes Brandy Snaps the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 31), opening up a space where Brandy Snaps encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 31), opening up a space where Brandy Snaps encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Brandy Snaps encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 31, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Brandy Snaps reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Brandy Snaps reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 31), opening up a space where Brandy Snaps encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (41 vs 31) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Brandy Snaps reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 31), opening up a space where Brandy Snaps encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.