Glass Bead vs Minute Mauve
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Glass Bead belongs to the blue-white family and Minute Mauve to the grey family. Glass Bead (LRV 77) reflects noticeably more light than Minute Mauve (LRV 59), a difference of 18 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Glass Bead runs cool while Minute Mauve is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 10.1, 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.
Glass Bead vs Minute Mauve in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Glass Bead and Minute Mauve 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 Glass Bead will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Minute Mauve would.
Color Details
Glass Bead vs Minute Mauve Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Glass Bead on one side and Minute Mauve 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.