Jovial vs Pure White
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Jovial belongs to the pink-red family and Pure White to the beige-greige family. Pure White (LRV 84) reflects noticeably more light than Jovial (LRV 56), a difference of 28 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 27.4, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Jovial vs Pure White in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Jovial and Pure White 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 Pure White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Jovial would.
Color Details
Jovial vs Pure White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Jovial on one side and Pure White 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 Jovial comparisons
See how Jovial stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 56), opening up a space where Jovial encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (56 vs 52) makes Jovial the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 56 vs 30, Jovial is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (60 vs 56) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 58 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Jovial reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 56 vs 43, Jovial is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 56 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Jovial reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 56), opening up a space where Jovial encloses it.
Jovial reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 56), opening up a space where Jovial encloses it.
Jovial reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Jovial reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 56 vs 31, Jovial is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 7, Jovial is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 24, Jovial is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 56), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 72 vs 56, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.