Mountain Air vs Silken Peacock
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Hue-wise, Mountain Air belongs to the blue-grey family and Silken Peacock to the blue family. At LRV 73 vs 15, Mountain Air will read as the brighter of the two — a 58-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a cool quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 45.3, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Mountain Air vs Silken Peacock Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mountain Air on one side and Silken Peacock 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.
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Mountain Air reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 73 vs 6, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
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Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 52, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 58, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 27, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 55, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 13, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 44, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (73 vs 66) makes Mountain Air the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (83 vs 73) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (73 vs 68) makes Mountain Air the marginally brighter of the two.
Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Mountain Air reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 45, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.