Relaxed Khaki vs Snowbound
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 83 vs 50, Snowbound will read as the brighter of the two — a 32-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 19.8, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Relaxed Khaki vs Snowbound in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Relaxed Khaki and Snowbound 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. Snowbound returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Snowbound will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Relaxed Khaki would.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Snowbound will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Relaxed Khaki would.
Color Details
Relaxed Khaki vs Snowbound Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Relaxed Khaki on one side and Snowbound 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 Relaxed Khaki comparisons
See how Relaxed Khaki stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 50, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 50), opening up a space where Relaxed Khaki encloses it.
At LRV 50 vs 6, Relaxed Khaki is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Relaxed Khaki reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (58 vs 50) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 50 vs 27, Relaxed Khaki is decisively the brighter choice.
Relaxed Khaki reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Relaxed Khaki reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (55 vs 50) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 50 vs 13, Relaxed Khaki is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (50 vs 44) makes Relaxed Khaki the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 50), opening up a space where Relaxed Khaki encloses it.
Relaxed Khaki reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 50, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 50, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 50 vs 12, Relaxed Khaki is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 50, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Relaxed Khaki reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 50), opening up a space where Relaxed Khaki encloses it.
Relaxed Khaki reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 50 vs 12, Relaxed Khaki is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (50 vs 45) makes Relaxed Khaki the marginally brighter of the two.
Relaxed Khaki reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Relaxed Khaki reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Relaxed Khaki reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 50), opening up a space where Relaxed Khaki encloses it.