Sea Anemone vs Smart White
Sea Anemone is a PPG color while Smart White comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Sea Anemone belongs to the pink family and Smart White to the beige-pink family. With LRVs of 72 and 72, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 1.9, 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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Sea Anemone vs Smart White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sea Anemone on one side and Smart 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 Sea Anemone comparisons
See how Sea Anemone stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Sea Anemone reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (83 vs 72) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 6, Sea Anemone is decisively the brighter choice.
Sea Anemone reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Sea Anemone reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 52, Sea Anemone is decisively the brighter choice.
Sea Anemone reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 58, Sea Anemone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 27, Sea Anemone is decisively the brighter choice.
Sea Anemone reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Sea Anemone reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 55, Sea Anemone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 13, Sea Anemone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 44, Sea Anemone is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sea Anemone reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (72 vs 66) makes Sea Anemone the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (83 vs 72) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Sea Anemone reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 12, Sea Anemone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 8, Sea Anemone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (72 vs 68) makes Sea Anemone the marginally brighter of the two.
Sea Anemone reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 12, Sea Anemone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 45, Sea Anemone is decisively the brighter choice.
Sea Anemone reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.