Mulberry Silk vs Pure White
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Mulberry Silk belongs to the beige-pink family and Pure White to the beige-greige family. Pure White (LRV 84) reflects noticeably more light than Mulberry Silk (LRV 20), a difference of 64 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 43.1, 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.
Mulberry Silk vs Pure White in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Mulberry Silk and Pure White 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 Pure White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Mulberry Silk would.
Color Details
Mulberry Silk vs Pure White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mulberry Silk on one side and Pure White 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 Mulberry Silk comparisons
See how Mulberry Silk stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 20, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 20), opening up a space where Mulberry Silk encloses it.
At LRV 20 vs 6, Mulberry Silk is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 20), opening up a space where Mulberry Silk encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 20, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 20), opening up a space where Mulberry Silk encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 20, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (27 vs 20) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 20), opening up a space where Mulberry Silk encloses it.
Mulberry Silk reflects far more light (LRV 20 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 20, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (20 vs 13) makes Mulberry Silk the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 20, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 21 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 66 vs 20, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 20, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 20, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (20 vs 12) makes Mulberry Silk the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 20, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 20), opening up a space where Mulberry Silk encloses it.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 20), opening up a space where Mulberry Silk encloses it.
Treron reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (20 vs 12) makes Mulberry Silk the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 20, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mulberry Silk reflects far more light (LRV 20 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Cement grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 20), opening up a space where Mulberry Silk encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 20), opening up a space where Mulberry Silk encloses it.