City Lights vs Twinkle
Where City Lights belongs to PPG's range, Twinkle is a Sherwin-Williams color. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Twinkle (LRV 81) reflects noticeably more light than City Lights (LRV 78), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. At ΔE 1.4, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. 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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City Lights vs Twinkle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see City Lights on one side and Twinkle 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 City Lights comparisons
See how City Lights stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
City Lights reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (83 vs 78) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 78 vs 6, City Lights is decisively the brighter choice.
City Lights reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
City Lights reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 52, City Lights is decisively the brighter choice.
City Lights reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 58, City Lights is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 27, City Lights is decisively the brighter choice.
City Lights reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
City Lights reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 55, City Lights is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 13, City Lights is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 44, City Lights is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
City Lights reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 66, City Lights is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (78 vs 74) makes City Lights the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (83 vs 78) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
City Lights reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 12, City Lights is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 8, City Lights is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (78 vs 68) makes City Lights the marginally brighter of the two.
City Lights reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 12, City Lights is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 45, City Lights is decisively the brighter choice.
City Lights reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.