Lantern Light vs Naval
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Lantern Light belongs to the beige family and Naval to the blue family. Lantern Light (LRV 76) reflects noticeably more light than Naval (LRV 4), a difference of 72 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Lantern Light runs warm while Naval is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 75.3, 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.
Lantern Light vs Naval in Real Spaces
8 real rooms side by side. Seeing Lantern Light and Naval 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 Lantern Light will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval 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. Lantern Light reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Lantern Light reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Lantern Light returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Lantern Light reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
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. Lantern Light reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
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. Lantern Light reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Lantern Light will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval would.
Color Details
Lantern Light vs Naval Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lantern Light on one side and Naval 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 Lantern Light comparisons
See how Lantern Light stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 7-point LRV gap (76 vs 69) makes Lantern Light the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lantern Light reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 52, Lantern Light is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 30, Lantern Light is decisively the brighter choice.
Lantern Light reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 60, Lantern Light is decisively the brighter choice.
Lantern Light reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Lantern Light reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 43, Lantern Light is decisively the brighter choice.
Lantern Light reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Lantern Light reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Lantern Light reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (84 vs 76) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 76 vs 21, Lantern Light is decisively the brighter choice.
Lantern Light reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 76 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 76 vs 51, Lantern Light is decisively the brighter choice.
Lantern Light reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Lantern Light reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Lantern Light reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 76 vs 41, Lantern Light is decisively the brighter choice.
Lantern Light reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Lantern Light reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 31, Lantern Light is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 7, Lantern Light is decisively the brighter choice.