Enchant vs Laudable Lime
Enchant and Laudable Lime come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Enchant reads as grey, while Laudable Lime reads as green — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 15-point LRV gap — 59 for Enchant vs 44 for Laudable Lime — means Enchant will open up a space more effectively. Where Enchant leans cool, Laudable Lime reads neutral — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 55.1 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 10 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Enchant vs Laudable Lime in Real Spaces
10 real rooms side by side. Seeing Enchant and Laudable Lime 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
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. Enchant reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Laudable Lime.
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. Enchant returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Enchant returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The LRV gap is large enough that Enchant will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Laudable Lime would.
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. Enchant returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Home Office
Home office walls matter more than most — you're looking at them all day, and a color that reads fine at first can become tiring over time. Enchant returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Mudroom
In a hardworking space like a mudroom, the depth and warmth of a color reads differently than in a quieter room. The LRV gap is large enough that Enchant will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Laudable Lime would.
Patio
Exterior colors look different in open light — both tend to read lighter outside than on an interior swatch, and shadows read more strongly. The LRV gap is large enough that Enchant will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Laudable Lime would.
House
A full exterior is the most demanding test for a paint color — scale and outdoor light both amplify differences that seem small on a swatch. Enchant returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Front Door
On a front door, the color is both the first and last thing you see — a context where even a modest tonal difference reads clearly. Enchant reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Laudable Lime.
Color Details
Enchant vs Laudable Lime Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Enchant on one side and Laudable Lime 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 Enchant comparisons
See how Enchant stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 59), opening up a space where Enchant encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (59 vs 52) makes Enchant the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 59 vs 30, Enchant is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 59 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Enchant reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 43, Enchant is decisively the brighter choice.
Enchant reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Enchant reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 59, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 59), opening up a space where Enchant encloses it.
Enchant reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Enchant reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Enchant reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 31, Enchant is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 7, Enchant is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 24, Enchant is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.