Awesome Violet vs Belvedere Cream
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Awesome Violet belongs to the blue-purple family and Belvedere Cream to the beige family. Belvedere Cream (LRV 65) reflects noticeably more light than Awesome Violet (LRV 45), a difference of 20 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Awesome Violet runs cool while Belvedere Cream is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 46.9, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Awesome Violet vs Belvedere Cream in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Awesome Violet and Belvedere Cream 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 Belvedere Cream will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Awesome Violet would.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Belvedere Cream reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Awesome Violet.
Color Details
Awesome Violet vs Belvedere Cream Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Awesome Violet on one side and Belvedere Cream 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 Awesome Violet comparisons
See how Awesome Violet stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 45 vs 30, Awesome Violet is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 60 vs 45, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 45), opening up a space where Awesome Violet encloses it.
Awesome Violet reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 45 vs 4, Awesome Violet is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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With LRVs of 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 45, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 21, Awesome Violet is decisively the brighter choice.
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Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 45), opening up a space where Awesome Violet encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 45), opening up a space where Awesome Violet encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (51 vs 45) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
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Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 45), opening up a space where Awesome Violet encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (45 vs 41) makes Awesome Violet the marginally brighter of the two.
Awesome Violet reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 45 vs 31, Awesome Violet is decisively the brighter choice.