Sweet Gardenia vs Cream
Sweet Gardenia is a PPG color while Cream comes from RAL Classic. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. With LRVs of 78 and 76, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 2.8, 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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Sweet Gardenia vs Cream Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sweet Gardenia on one side and Cream 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 Sweet Gardenia comparisons
See how Sweet Gardenia stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 9-point LRV gap (78 vs 69) makes Sweet Gardenia the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sweet Gardenia reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 52, Sweet Gardenia is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 30, Sweet Gardenia is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Gardenia reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 60, Sweet Gardenia is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Gardenia reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Sweet Gardenia reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 43, Sweet Gardenia is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 4, Sweet Gardenia is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Gardenia reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Sweet Gardenia reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Sweet Gardenia reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (84 vs 78) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 78 vs 21, Sweet Gardenia is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Gardenia reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Sweet Gardenia reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 78 vs 51, Sweet Gardenia is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Gardenia reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Sweet Gardenia reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Sweet Gardenia reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 78 vs 41, Sweet Gardenia is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Gardenia reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Sweet Gardenia reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 31, Sweet Gardenia is decisively the brighter choice.