Arrowroote vs Lakeside
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Arrowroote belongs to the beige-greige family and Lakeside to the blue-grey family. Arrowroote (LRV 73) reflects noticeably more light than Lakeside (LRV 47), a difference of 27 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Arrowroote runs warm while Lakeside is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 19.8, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Arrowroote vs Lakeside in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Arrowroote and Lakeside 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 Arrowroote will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Lakeside would.
Color Details
Arrowroote vs Lakeside Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Arrowroote on one side and Lakeside 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 Arrowroote comparisons
See how Arrowroote stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Arrowroote reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (83 vs 73) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 73 vs 6, Arrowroote is decisively the brighter choice.
Arrowroote reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Arrowroote reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 52, Arrowroote is decisively the brighter choice.
Arrowroote reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 58, Arrowroote is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 27, Arrowroote is decisively the brighter choice.
Arrowroote reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Arrowroote reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 55, Arrowroote is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 13, Arrowroote is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 44, Arrowroote is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Arrowroote reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (73 vs 66) makes Arrowroote the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 73) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Arrowroote reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Arrowroote is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 8, Arrowroote is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (73 vs 68) makes Arrowroote the marginally brighter of the two.
Arrowroote reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Arrowroote is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 45, Arrowroote is decisively the brighter choice.
Arrowroote reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.