Creme vs Medici Ivory
Creme and Medici Ivory come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 82 vs 82 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. A ΔE of 2.2 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Creme vs Medici Ivory in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Creme and Medici Ivory 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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Creme vs Medici Ivory Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Creme on one side and Medici 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.
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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Creme reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Creme reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Creme reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 58, Creme is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 27, Creme is decisively the brighter choice.
Creme reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 55, Creme is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 44, Creme is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 82 vs 66, Creme is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (82 vs 74) makes Creme the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 82 vs 12, Creme is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 68, Creme is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 12, Creme is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 45, Creme is decisively the brighter choice.
Creme reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Creme reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Creme reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Creme reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.