Mineral vs Samovar Silver
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 51 vs 46, Samovar Silver will read as the brighter of the two — a 4-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a neutral quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. With a ΔE of 2.7, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Mineral vs Samovar Silver in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Mineral and Samovar Silver are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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. Samovar Silver has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Mineral vs Samovar Silver Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mineral on one side and Samovar Silver 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 Mineral comparisons
See how Mineral stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 46 vs 12, Mineral is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 46, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 12, Mineral is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
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