Breaktime vs Hazel
Breaktime and Hazel come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Both sit in the green family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 16-point LRV gap — 66 for Breaktime vs 50 for Hazel — means Breaktime will open up a space more effectively. Both share a cool character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. ΔE 9.0 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Breaktime vs Hazel in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Breaktime and Hazel 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.
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. Breaktime returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Breaktime vs Hazel Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Breaktime on one side and Hazel 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 Breaktime comparisons
See how Breaktime stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 66, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Breaktime reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Breaktime reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Breaktime reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (66 vs 58) makes Breaktime the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 66 vs 27, Breaktime is decisively the brighter choice.
Breaktime reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (66 vs 55) makes Breaktime the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 66 vs 44, Breaktime is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 66), opening up a space where Breaktime encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (74 vs 66) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 66 vs 12, Breaktime is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 66 vs 12, Breaktime is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 45, Breaktime is decisively the brighter choice.
Breaktime reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Breaktime reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Breaktime reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Breaktime reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.