Show Stopper vs Surf Green
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Show Stopper belongs to the pink-red family and Surf Green to the blue-green family. Surf Green (LRV 21) reflects noticeably more light than Show Stopper (LRV 10), a difference of 11 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Show Stopper runs warm while Surf Green is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 70.5, 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.
Show Stopper vs Surf Green in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Show Stopper and Surf Green in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Surf Green will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Show Stopper would.
Color Details
Show Stopper vs Surf Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Show Stopper on one side and Surf Green 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 Show Stopper comparisons
See how Show Stopper stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 69 vs 10, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Show Stopper reads slightly lighter (LRV 10 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 10, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 10, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 10), opening up a space where Show Stopper encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 10, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 10), opening up a space where Show Stopper encloses it.
Denim Drift reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 10), opening up a space where Show Stopper encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 10, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (10 vs 4) makes Show Stopper the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 10), opening up a space where Show Stopper encloses it.
Bancha reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 10), opening up a space where Show Stopper encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 10, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (21 vs 10) makes Artichoke the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 10), opening up a space where Show Stopper encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 10), opening up a space where Show Stopper encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 10), opening up a space where Show Stopper encloses it.
With LRVs of 12 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 10), opening up a space where Show Stopper encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 10, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 10, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 25 vs 10, Treron is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 12 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 10), opening up a space where Show Stopper encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 10, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (10 vs 7) makes Show Stopper the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 24 vs 10, Cement grey is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 10, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.