Dry Dock vs Glass Bead
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Dry Dock reads as beige-greige, while Glass Bead reads as blue-white — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Glass Bead (LRV 77) reflects noticeably more light than Dry Dock (LRV 28), a difference of 49 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Dry Dock runs warm while Glass Bead is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 33.6, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dry Dock vs Glass Bead in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Dry Dock and Glass Bead in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Glass Bead returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Glass Bead reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dry Dock.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Glass Bead reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dry Dock.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Glass Bead will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dry Dock would.
Color Details
Dry Dock vs Glass Bead Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dry Dock on one side and Glass Bead 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 Dry Dock comparisons
See how Dry Dock stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 60 vs 28, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
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With LRVs of 28 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 43 vs 28, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 28), opening up a space where Dry Dock encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 28), opening up a space where Dry Dock encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 28, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 28), opening up a space where Dry Dock encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 28), opening up a space where Dry Dock encloses it.
Dry Dock reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 28), opening up a space where Dry Dock encloses it.
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A 3-point LRV gap (31 vs 28) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 28 vs 7, Dry Dock is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (28 vs 24) makes Dry Dock the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 28, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.