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.