Birdseye Maple vs Medici Ivory
Birdseye Maple and Medici Ivory come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. The 24-point LRV gap — 82 for Medici Ivory vs 58 for Birdseye Maple — means Medici Ivory will open up a space more effectively. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. A ΔE of 21.9 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Birdseye Maple vs Medici Ivory in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Birdseye Maple and Medici Ivory 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Medici Ivory reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Birdseye Maple.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Medici Ivory returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Birdseye Maple vs Medici Ivory Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Birdseye Maple on one side and Medici Ivory 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 Birdseye Maple comparisons
See how Birdseye Maple stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 11-point LRV gap (69 vs 58) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 58), opening up a space where Birdseye Maple encloses it.
Birdseye Maple reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (58 vs 52) makes Birdseye Maple the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 58 vs 30, Birdseye Maple is decisively the brighter choice.
Birdseye Maple reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 58 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Birdseye Maple reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 43, Birdseye Maple is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 4, Birdseye Maple is decisively the brighter choice.
Birdseye Maple reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Birdseye Maple reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Birdseye Maple reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 58, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 21, Birdseye Maple is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 58), opening up a space where Birdseye Maple encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 58), opening up a space where Birdseye Maple encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (58 vs 51) makes Birdseye Maple the marginally brighter of the two.
Birdseye Maple reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Birdseye Maple reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 58 vs 41, Birdseye Maple is decisively the brighter choice.
Birdseye Maple reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Birdseye Maple reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 31, Birdseye Maple is decisively the brighter choice.