Enticing Red vs Silver Lake
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Enticing Red belongs to the pink-red family and Silver Lake to the blue-grey family. Silver Lake (LRV 53) reflects noticeably more light than Enticing Red (LRV 16), a difference of 37 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Enticing Red runs warm while Silver Lake is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 60.6, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Enticing Red vs Silver Lake in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Enticing Red and Silver Lake in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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 Silver Lake will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Enticing Red would.
Color Details
Enticing Red vs Silver Lake Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Enticing Red on one side and Silver Lake 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 Enticing Red comparisons
See how Enticing Red stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 16), opening up a space where Enticing Red encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 16, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Enticing Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 16, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 16, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 16), opening up a space where Enticing Red encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 16, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 16), opening up a space where Enticing Red encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 16, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (16 vs 4) makes Enticing Red the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 16), opening up a space where Enticing Red encloses it.
With LRVs of 16 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 16), opening up a space where Enticing Red encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 16, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (21 vs 16) makes Artichoke the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 16), opening up a space where Enticing Red encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 16), opening up a space where Enticing Red encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 16), opening up a space where Enticing Red encloses it.
Enticing Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 16), opening up a space where Enticing Red encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 16, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 16, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (25 vs 16) makes Treron the marginally brighter of the two.
Enticing Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 16), opening up a space where Enticing Red encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 16, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (16 vs 7) makes Enticing Red the marginally brighter of the two.
A 8-point LRV gap (24 vs 16) makes Cement grey the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 16, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.