Gauzy White vs Polite White

Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Hue-wise, Gauzy White belongs to the beige-greige family and Polite White to the beige-white family. With LRVs of 72 and 74, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. With a ΔE of 2.1, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.