Cardboard vs Latte
Cardboard and Latte come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Cardboard reads as beige, while Latte reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 16-point LRV gap — 38 for Latte vs 22 for Cardboard — means Latte 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 16.0 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cardboard vs Latte in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cardboard and Latte 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. Latte reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cardboard.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The LRV gap is large enough that Latte will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cardboard would.
House
A full exterior is the most demanding test for a paint color — scale and outdoor light both amplify differences that seem small on a swatch. Latte returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Cardboard vs Latte Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cardboard on one side and Latte 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 Cardboard comparisons
See how Cardboard stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 22), opening up a space where Cardboard encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 22, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (27 vs 22) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 22), opening up a space where Cardboard encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 22, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 22, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 22), opening up a space where Cardboard encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 22, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 22, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (22 vs 12) makes Cardboard the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 22 vs 8, Cardboard is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 22, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (22 vs 12) makes Cardboard the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 22, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.