Lakeside vs White Heron
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Lakeside reads as blue-grey, while White Heron reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. White Heron (LRV 76) reflects noticeably more light than Lakeside (LRV 47), a difference of 29 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Lakeside runs cool while White Heron is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 19.2, 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.
Lakeside vs White Heron in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Lakeside and White Heron 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 White Heron will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Lakeside would.
Color Details
Lakeside vs White Heron Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lakeside on one side and White Heron 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.
At LRV 83 vs 47, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lakeside reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
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 47 vs 27, Lakeside is decisively the brighter choice.
Lakeside reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (55 vs 47) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
A 3-point LRV gap (47 vs 44) makes Lakeside the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 47), opening up a space where Lakeside encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 47, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 47, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 12, Lakeside is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 47, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 12, Lakeside is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Lakeside reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Lakeside reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Lakeside reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.