Create vs Filmy Green
Create and Filmy Green come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Create reads as grey, while Filmy Green reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 6-point LRV gap — 64 for Filmy Green vs 58 for Create — means Filmy Green will open up a space more effectively. Both share a neutral character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. ΔE 3.2 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Create vs Filmy Green in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Create and Filmy Green 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Filmy Green reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Filmy Green has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Filmy Green has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Create vs Filmy Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Create on one side and Filmy 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 Create comparisons
See how Create stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 58, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Create reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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With LRVs of 60 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 58 vs 27, Create is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 3-point LRV gap (58 vs 55) makes Create the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 58 vs 44, Create is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 58), opening up a space where Create encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (66 vs 58) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 58, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 12, Create is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (68 vs 58) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 58 vs 12, Create is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 45, Create is decisively the brighter choice.
Create reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Create reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Create reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
With LRVs of 58 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.