Dried Lavender vs Made in the Shade
Dried Lavender is a Sherwin-Williams color while Made in the Shade comes from Valspar. Hue-wise, Dried Lavender belongs to the blue family and Made in the Shade to the grey family. At LRV 33 vs 29, Made in the Shade will read as the brighter of the two — a 3-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 12.4, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dried Lavender vs Made in the Shade in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Dried Lavender and Made in the Shade 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
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. Made in the Shade has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Dried Lavender vs Made in the Shade Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dried Lavender on one side and Made in the Shade 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 Dried Lavender comparisons
See how Dried Lavender stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 29, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 29), opening up a space where Dried Lavender encloses it.
At LRV 29 vs 6, Dried Lavender is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 29), opening up a space where Dried Lavender encloses it.
With LRVs of 30 and 29, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 52 vs 29, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 29), opening up a space where Dried Lavender encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 29, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 29), opening up a space where Dried Lavender encloses it.
Dried Lavender reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 29, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 29 vs 13, Dried Lavender is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 29, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 29), opening up a space where Dried Lavender encloses it.
Dried Lavender reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 29, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 29, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 29, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 29 vs 12, Dried Lavender is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 29, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 29), opening up a space where Dried Lavender encloses it.
Dried Lavender reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 29 vs 12, Dried Lavender is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 29, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 31 and 29, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Dried Lavender reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Dried Lavender reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 29), opening up a space where Dried Lavender encloses it.