Cool Avocado vs Restoration Ivory
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Cool Avocado reads as beige-yellow, while Restoration Ivory reads as beige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 75 vs 46, Restoration Ivory will read as the brighter of the two — a 30-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 24.2, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cool Avocado vs Restoration Ivory in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cool Avocado and Restoration Ivory in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Restoration Ivory will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cool Avocado would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Restoration Ivory will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cool Avocado would.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Restoration Ivory will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cool Avocado would.
Color Details
Cool Avocado vs Restoration Ivory Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cool Avocado on one side and Restoration Ivory 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 Cool Avocado comparisons
See how Cool Avocado stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 46, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 46), opening up a space where Cool Avocado encloses it.
Cool Avocado reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (52 vs 46) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 46 vs 30, Cool Avocado is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 46, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cool Avocado reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 46 vs 4, Cool Avocado is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cool Avocado reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
With LRVs of 46 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 46, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 21, Cool Avocado is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 46), opening up a space where Cool Avocado encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 46), opening up a space where Cool Avocado encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 46), opening up a space where Cool Avocado encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (51 vs 46) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Cool Avocado reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Cool Avocado reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 46), opening up a space where Cool Avocado encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (46 vs 41) makes Cool Avocado the marginally brighter of the two.
Cool Avocado reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 46 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 46 vs 31, Cool Avocado is decisively the brighter choice.