Cherries Jubilee vs Intellectual Gray
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Cherries Jubilee belongs to the pink-red family and Intellectual Gray to the greige-grey family. Intellectual Gray (LRV 36) reflects noticeably more light than Cherries Jubilee (LRV 12), a difference of 23 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 52.5, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cherries Jubilee vs Intellectual Gray in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cherries Jubilee and Intellectual Gray 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 Intellectual Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cherries Jubilee would.
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. Intellectual Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cherries Jubilee.
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. Intellectual Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cherries Jubilee.
Color Details
Cherries Jubilee vs Intellectual Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cherries Jubilee on one side and Intellectual Gray 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.