Childlike vs Roycroft Bottle Green
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Childlike belongs to the pink family and Roycroft Bottle Green to the green-grey family. Childlike (LRV 60) reflects noticeably more light than Roycroft Bottle Green (LRV 5), a difference of 55 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean cool, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 61.1, 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.
Childlike vs Roycroft Bottle Green in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Childlike and Roycroft Bottle Green 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 Childlike will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Roycroft Bottle Green would.
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. Childlike reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Roycroft Bottle Green.
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 Childlike will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Roycroft Bottle Green would.
Color Details
Childlike vs Roycroft Bottle Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Childlike on one side and Roycroft Bottle Green 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 Childlike comparisons
See how Childlike stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Childlike encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (60 vs 52) makes Childlike the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 30, Childlike is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 60 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Childlike reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 43, Childlike is decisively the brighter choice.
Childlike reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Childlike reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 60, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 60), opening up a space where Childlike encloses it.
Childlike reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Childlike reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Childlike reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Childlike reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 31, Childlike is decisively the brighter choice.