Eggwhite vs Summer White
Eggwhite and Summer White come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. These are both beige-whites, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-white to land. The 3-point LRV gap — 83 for Summer White vs 80 for Eggwhite — means Summer White will open up a space more effectively. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. A ΔE of 1.6 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.
Eggwhite vs Summer White in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Eggwhite and Summer White 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.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. 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
Eggwhite vs Summer White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Eggwhite on one side and Summer White 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 Eggwhite comparisons
See how Eggwhite stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 3-point LRV gap (83 vs 80) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Eggwhite reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Eggwhite reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Eggwhite reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 58, Eggwhite is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 27, Eggwhite is decisively the brighter choice.
Eggwhite reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 55, Eggwhite is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 44, Eggwhite is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 80), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 80 vs 66, Eggwhite is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (80 vs 74) makes Eggwhite the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 80 vs 12, Eggwhite is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 8, Eggwhite is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (80 vs 68) makes Eggwhite the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 80 vs 12, Eggwhite is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 45, Eggwhite is decisively the brighter choice.
Eggwhite reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Eggwhite reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Eggwhite reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Eggwhite reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.