Brooklet vs Thistle
Brooklet and Thistle come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Hue-wise, Brooklet belongs to the blue-green family and Thistle to the grey family. The 55-point LRV gap — 85 for Brooklet vs 30 for Thistle — means Brooklet 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. A ΔE of 35.8 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Brooklet vs Thistle in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Brooklet and Thistle 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. Brooklet reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Thistle.
Color Details
Brooklet vs Thistle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Brooklet on one side and Thistle 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 Brooklet comparisons
See how Brooklet stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 85 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Brooklet reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Brooklet reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Brooklet reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 58, Brooklet is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 27, Brooklet is decisively the brighter choice.
Brooklet reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 55, Brooklet is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 44, Brooklet is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 85 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 85 vs 66, Brooklet is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (85 vs 74) makes Brooklet the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 85 vs 12, Brooklet is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 8, Brooklet is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 68, Brooklet is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 12, Brooklet is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 45, Brooklet is decisively the brighter choice.
Brooklet reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.