Tropical Tide vs Synergy
Where Tropical Tide belongs to PPG's range, Synergy is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Tropical Tide belongs to the blue-green family and Synergy to the blue family. Tropical Tide (LRV 48) reflects noticeably more light than Synergy (LRV 43), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 6.3 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. 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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Tropical Tide vs Synergy Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tropical Tide on one side and Synergy 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 Tropical Tide comparisons
See how Tropical Tide stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 48, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 48), opening up a space where Tropical Tide encloses it.
At LRV 48 vs 6, Tropical Tide is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Tropical Tide reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (52 vs 48) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 48), opening up a space where Tropical Tide encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (58 vs 48) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 27, Tropical Tide is decisively the brighter choice.
Tropical Tide reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Tropical Tide reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (55 vs 48) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 13, Tropical Tide is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (48 vs 44) makes Tropical Tide the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 48), opening up a space where Tropical Tide encloses it.
Tropical Tide reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 48, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 48, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 48, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 12, Tropical Tide is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 48, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Tropical Tide reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 48), opening up a space where Tropical Tide encloses it.
Tropical Tide reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 48 vs 12, Tropical Tide is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Tropical Tide reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Tropical Tide reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Tropical Tide reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.