Aloe vs Wallflower
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Hue-wise, Aloe belongs to the green family and Wallflower to the grey family. At LRV 64 vs 55, Wallflower will read as the brighter of the two — a 10-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a cool quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 19.2, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Aloe vs Wallflower in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Aloe and Wallflower in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Wallflower will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Aloe would.
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Aloe vs Wallflower Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Aloe on one side and Wallflower 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 Aloe comparisons
See how Aloe stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 55), opening up a space where Aloe encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 55 vs 30, Aloe is decisively the brighter choice.
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With LRVs of 58 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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A 12-point LRV gap (55 vs 43) makes Aloe the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 55 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Aloe reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 55, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 55), opening up a space where Aloe encloses it.
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Aloe reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Aloe reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 31, Aloe is decisively the brighter choice.