Cracker Bitz vs Restrained Gold
Cracker Bitz is a PPG color while Restrained Gold comes from Sherwin-Williams. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 45 and 46, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 2.2, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. 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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Cracker Bitz vs Restrained Gold Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cracker Bitz on one side and Restrained Gold 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 Cracker Bitz comparisons
See how Cracker Bitz stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 45 vs 6, Cracker Bitz is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cracker Bitz reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (52 vs 45) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 45), opening up a space where Cracker Bitz encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 45, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 27, Cracker Bitz is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 45 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Cracker Bitz reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (55 vs 45) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 13, Cracker Bitz is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 45), opening up a space where Cracker Bitz encloses it.
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At LRV 66 vs 45, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 45, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 45, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 45 vs 12, Cracker Bitz is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 8, Cracker Bitz is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 45, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Cracker Bitz reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 45 vs 12, Cracker Bitz is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Cracker Bitz reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.