Chartreuse vs Fully Purple
Chartreuse and Fully Purple come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Hue-wise, Chartreuse belongs to the beige-yellow family and Fully Purple to the blue-purple family. The 55-point LRV gap — 64 for Chartreuse vs 8 for Fully Purple — means Chartreuse will open up a space more effectively. Where Chartreuse leans warm, Fully Purple reads cool — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 85.5 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.
Chartreuse vs Fully Purple in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Chartreuse and Fully Purple 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. Chartreuse reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Fully Purple.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Chartreuse returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Chartreuse vs Fully Purple Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Chartreuse on one side and Fully Purple 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.