Heartfelt vs Tradewind
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Heartfelt reads as pink-red, while Tradewind reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Tradewind (LRV 61) reflects noticeably more light than Heartfelt (LRV 17), a difference of 44 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Heartfelt runs warm while Tradewind is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 63.4, 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 8 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Heartfelt vs Tradewind in Real Spaces
8 real rooms side by side. Seeing Heartfelt and Tradewind 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 Tradewind will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Heartfelt would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Tradewind reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Heartfelt.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Tradewind reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Heartfelt.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Tradewind reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Heartfelt.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Tradewind reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Heartfelt.
Mudroom
Mudrooms are seen in passing, often under whatever light comes through the door — a context that favors colors with some depth. Tradewind returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Tradewind reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Heartfelt.
Color Details
Heartfelt vs Tradewind Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Heartfelt on one side and Tradewind 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 Heartfelt comparisons
See how Heartfelt stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 17), opening up a space where Heartfelt encloses it.
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At LRV 30 vs 17, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 17, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 17), opening up a space where Heartfelt encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 17, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 17), opening up a space where Heartfelt encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 17), opening up a space where Heartfelt encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 17, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 17), opening up a space where Heartfelt encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 17), opening up a space where Heartfelt encloses it.
Heartfelt reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 17), opening up a space where Heartfelt encloses it.
Heartfelt reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 17), opening up a space where Heartfelt encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 17, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (17 vs 7) makes Heartfelt the marginally brighter of the two.
A 7-point LRV gap (24 vs 17) makes Cement grey the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 17, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.