Alyssum vs Demure
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Both sit in the pink-red family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 71 and 69, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 3.6, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Alyssum vs Demure in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Alyssum and Demure 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Alyssum vs Demure Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Alyssum on one side and Demure 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 Alyssum comparisons
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At LRV 71 vs 58, Alyssum is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 27, Alyssum is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 71 vs 55, Alyssum is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 44, Alyssum is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 6-point LRV gap (71 vs 66) makes Alyssum the marginally brighter of the two.
A 3-point LRV gap (74 vs 71) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 71 vs 12, Alyssum is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 8, Alyssum is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 71 vs 12, Alyssum is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 45, Alyssum is decisively the brighter choice.
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