Childlike vs Pocketful of Promise
Childlike is a Sherwin-Williams color while Pocketful of Promise comes from Valspar. Hue-wise, Childlike belongs to the pink family and Pocketful of Promise to the pink-red family. At LRV 62 vs 60, Pocketful of Promise will read as the brighter of the two — a 3-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 9.4, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Childlike vs Pocketful of Promise in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Childlike and Pocketful of Promise are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Childlike vs Pocketful of Promise Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Childlike on one side and Pocketful of Promise 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.