Clean Slate vs Nebulous White
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Hue-wise, Clean Slate belongs to the blue-green family and Nebulous White to the grey-white family. At LRV 76 vs 74, Clean Slate will read as the brighter of the two — a 3-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a neutral quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. With a ΔE of 1.8, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Clean Slate vs Nebulous White in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Clean Slate and Nebulous White 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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Clean Slate vs Nebulous White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Clean Slate on one side and Nebulous White 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 Clean Slate comparisons
See how Clean Slate stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (76 vs 69) makes Clean Slate the marginally brighter of the two.
Clean Slate reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 52, Clean Slate is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 30, Clean Slate is decisively the brighter choice.
Clean Slate reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 60, Clean Slate is decisively the brighter choice.
Clean Slate reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Clean Slate reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 43, Clean Slate is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 4, Clean Slate is decisively the brighter choice.
Clean Slate reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Clean Slate reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Clean Slate reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (84 vs 76) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 76 vs 21, Clean Slate is decisively the brighter choice.
Clean Slate reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 76 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Clean Slate reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Clean Slate reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 76 vs 41, Clean Slate is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (76 vs 68) makes Clean Slate the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 76 vs 25, Clean Slate is decisively the brighter choice.
Clean Slate reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Clean Slate reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 31, Clean Slate is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 7, Clean Slate is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 24, Clean Slate is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 57, Clean Slate is decisively the brighter choice.