My Alibi vs Pure White
My Alibi is a PPG color while Pure White comes from Sherwin-Williams. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. At LRV 84 vs 61, Pure White will read as the brighter of the two — a 23-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 11.5, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 7 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
My Alibi vs Pure White in Real Spaces
7 real rooms side by side. Seeing My Alibi and Pure White in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Pure White returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Pure White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than My Alibi would.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Pure White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than My Alibi would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Pure White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than My Alibi would.
Home Office
In a home office, wall color sits in your peripheral vision for hours at a time, so temperature and undertone matter more than you might expect. The LRV gap is large enough that Pure White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than My Alibi would.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Pure White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than My Alibi would.
Front Door
Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. Pure White returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
My Alibi vs Pure White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see My Alibi on one side and Pure White 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 My Alibi comparisons
See how My Alibi stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where My Alibi encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes My Alibi the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 30, My Alibi is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
My Alibi reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
My Alibi reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 43, My Alibi is decisively the brighter choice.
My Alibi reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
My Alibi reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 61), opening up a space where My Alibi encloses it.
My Alibi reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
My Alibi reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
My Alibi reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 31, My Alibi is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 7, My Alibi is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 24, My Alibi is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (61 vs 57) makes My Alibi the marginally brighter of the two.
A 11-point LRV gap (72 vs 61) makes Just Walnut the marginally brighter of the two.