Limewash vs Outrigger
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 67 vs 45, Limewash will read as the brighter of the two — a 22-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 13.5, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Limewash vs Outrigger in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Limewash and Outrigger 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Limewash returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Limewash vs Outrigger Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Limewash on one side and Outrigger 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 Limewash comparisons
See how Limewash stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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A 9-point LRV gap (67 vs 58) makes Limewash the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 67 vs 27, Limewash is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 12-point LRV gap (67 vs 55) makes Limewash the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 67 vs 44, Limewash is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 67), opening up a space where Limewash encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 67 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (74 vs 67) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 67 vs 12, Limewash is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 67 vs 12, Limewash is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 45, Limewash is decisively the brighter choice.
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Limewash reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Limewash reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.