Storm's Coming vs Pure White
Where Storm's Coming belongs to PPG's range, Pure White is a Sherwin-Williams color. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. Pure White (LRV 84) reflects noticeably more light than Storm's Coming (LRV 58), a difference of 26 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 12.9, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 8 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Storm's Coming vs Pure White in Real Spaces
8 real rooms side by side. Seeing Storm's Coming 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
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 LRV gap is large enough that Pure White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Storm's Coming would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Storm's Coming.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Storm's Coming.
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. Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Storm's Coming.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Storm's Coming.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Storm's Coming.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Pure White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Storm's Coming would.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Storm's Coming.
Color Details
Storm's Coming vs Pure White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Storm's Coming 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 Storm's Coming comparisons
See how Storm's Coming stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 11-point LRV gap (69 vs 58) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 58), opening up a space where Storm's Coming encloses it.
Storm's Coming reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (58 vs 52) makes Storm's Coming the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 58 vs 30, Storm's Coming is decisively the brighter choice.
Storm's Coming reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 58 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Storm's Coming reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 43, Storm's Coming is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 4, Storm's Coming is decisively the brighter choice.
Storm's Coming reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Storm's Coming reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Storm's Coming reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 21, Storm's Coming is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 58), opening up a space where Storm's Coming encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 58), opening up a space where Storm's Coming encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (58 vs 51) makes Storm's Coming the marginally brighter of the two.
Storm's Coming reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Storm's Coming reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 58 vs 41, Storm's Coming is decisively the brighter choice.
Storm's Coming reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Storm's Coming reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 31, Storm's Coming is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 7, Storm's Coming is decisively the brighter choice.