Chartreuse vs Daybreak
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Both sit in the beige-yellow family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Daybreak (LRV 82) reflects noticeably more light than Chartreuse (LRV 64), a difference of 18 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 22.8, 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 10 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Chartreuse vs Daybreak in Real Spaces
10 real rooms side by side. Seeing Chartreuse and Daybreak 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 Daybreak will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Chartreuse would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Daybreak reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Chartreuse.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Daybreak reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Chartreuse.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Daybreak returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Daybreak reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Chartreuse.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Daybreak reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Chartreuse.
Mudroom
Mudrooms are seen in passing, often under whatever light comes through the door — a context that favors colors with some depth. Daybreak returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Patio
Outside, paint color competes with sky, landscaping, and direct sun — all of which shift how both of these read compared to an indoor chip. Daybreak returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Daybreak reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Chartreuse.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Daybreak will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Chartreuse would.
Color Details
Chartreuse vs Daybreak Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Chartreuse on one side and Daybreak 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 Chartreuse comparisons
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Chartreuse reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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At LRV 64 vs 52, Chartreuse is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 64 vs 27, Chartreuse is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 9-point LRV gap (64 vs 55) makes Chartreuse the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 13, Chartreuse is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 44, Chartreuse is decisively the brighter choice.
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Chartreuse reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 12, Chartreuse is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 45, Chartreuse is decisively the brighter choice.
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Chartreuse reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
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Chartreuse reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.