Glacier Bay vs Tarragon
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Glacier Bay reads as greige-white, while Tarragon reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Glacier Bay (LRV 75) reflects noticeably more light than Tarragon (LRV 7), a difference of 68 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Glacier Bay runs neutral while Tarragon is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 57.6, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Glacier Bay vs Tarragon in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Glacier Bay and Tarragon 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Glacier Bay will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Tarragon would.
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. Glacier Bay returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Glacier Bay vs Tarragon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Glacier Bay on one side and Tarragon 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 Glacier Bay comparisons
See how Glacier Bay stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 8-point LRV gap (83 vs 75) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Glacier Bay reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 75 vs 6, Glacier Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
Glacier Bay reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Glacier Bay reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 52, Glacier Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
Glacier Bay reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 58, Glacier Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 27, Glacier Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
Glacier Bay reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Glacier Bay reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 55, Glacier Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 13, Glacier Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 44, Glacier Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Glacier Bay reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (75 vs 66) makes Glacier Bay the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (83 vs 75) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 75 vs 12, Glacier Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (75 vs 68) makes Glacier Bay the marginally brighter of the two.
Glacier Bay reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Glacier Bay reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Glacier Bay reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 12, Glacier Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 45, Glacier Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
Glacier Bay reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Glacier Bay reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Glacier Bay reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Glacier Bay reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.