Lakeside vs Pussywillow
Lakeside and Pussywillow come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Lakeside reads as blue-grey, while Pussywillow reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 5-point LRV gap — 47 for Lakeside vs 42 for Pussywillow — means Lakeside will open up a space more effectively. Where Lakeside leans cool, Pussywillow reads warm — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 11.4 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Lakeside vs Pussywillow in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Lakeside and Pussywillow 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Lakeside reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Lakeside has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Lakeside vs Pussywillow Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lakeside on one side and Pussywillow 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 Lakeside comparisons
See how Lakeside stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 47), opening up a space where Lakeside encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (58 vs 47) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 47, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
