Antique White vs Pure White
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Antique White belongs to the beige-white family and Pure White to the beige-greige family. Pure White (LRV 84) reflects noticeably more light than Antique White (LRV 72), a difference of 12 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 10.7, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Antique White vs Pure White in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Antique White 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 Antique White 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 Antique White.
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 Antique White.
Color Details
Antique White vs Pure White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Antique White 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 Antique White comparisons
See how Antique White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (72 vs 69) makes Antique White the marginally brighter of the two.
Antique White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 52, Antique White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 30, Antique White is decisively the brighter choice.
Antique White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 60, Antique White is decisively the brighter choice.
Antique White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Antique White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 43, Antique White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 4, Antique White is decisively the brighter choice.
Antique White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Antique White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Antique White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 21, Antique White is decisively the brighter choice.
Antique White reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 74 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Antique White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Antique White reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 41, Antique White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (72 vs 68) makes Antique White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 25, Antique White is decisively the brighter choice.
Antique White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Antique White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 31, Antique White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 7, Antique White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 24, Antique White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 57, Antique White is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.