Shark vs Simple White
Where Shark belongs to PPG's range, Simple White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Shark belongs to the greige-grey family and Simple White to the beige-greige family. Shark (LRV 73) reflects noticeably more light than Simple White (LRV 70), 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 you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Shark vs Simple White in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Shark and Simple White 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.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The brightness difference is modest but present — Shark gives the walls a little more lift.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Shark reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Shark vs Simple White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Shark on one side and Simple 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 Shark comparisons
See how Shark stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 10-point LRV gap (83 vs 73) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Shark reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Shark reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Shark reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 58, Shark is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 27, Shark is decisively the brighter choice.
Shark reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 55, Shark is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 44, Shark is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (73 vs 66) makes Shark the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Shark is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (73 vs 68) makes Shark the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Shark is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 45, Shark is decisively the brighter choice.
Shark reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Shark reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Shark reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Shark reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.