Chrysanthemum vs Riverway
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Chrysanthemum belongs to the beige-pink family and Riverway to the blue-grey family. Chrysanthemum (LRV 27) reflects noticeably more light than Riverway (LRV 16), a difference of 11 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Chrysanthemum runs warm while Riverway is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 47.8, 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 8 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Chrysanthemum vs Riverway in Real Spaces
8 real rooms side by side. Seeing Chrysanthemum and Riverway 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 Chrysanthemum will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Riverway 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. Chrysanthemum reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Riverway.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Chrysanthemum reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Riverway.
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. Chrysanthemum 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. Chrysanthemum reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Riverway.
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. Chrysanthemum reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Riverway.
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. Chrysanthemum reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Riverway.
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 Chrysanthemum will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Riverway would.
Color Details
Chrysanthemum vs Riverway Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Chrysanthemum on one side and Riverway 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 Chrysanthemum comparisons
See how Chrysanthemum stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 27, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 27), opening up a space where Chrysanthemum encloses it.
At LRV 27 vs 6, Chrysanthemum is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 27), opening up a space where Chrysanthemum encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 27, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 27), opening up a space where Chrysanthemum encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 27, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 27), opening up a space where Chrysanthemum encloses it.
Chrysanthemum reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 27, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 13, Chrysanthemum is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 27, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 27), opening up a space where Chrysanthemum encloses it.
Chrysanthemum reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 27, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 27, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 27, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 12, Chrysanthemum is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 27, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 27), opening up a space where Chrysanthemum encloses it.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 27), opening up a space where Chrysanthemum encloses it.
With LRVs of 27 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 27 vs 12, Chrysanthemum is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 27, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Chrysanthemum reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
With LRVs of 27 and 24, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 27), opening up a space where Chrysanthemum encloses it.