Simple White vs Windfresh White
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (70 vs 69), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. At ΔE 1.1, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Simple White vs Windfresh White in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Simple White and Windfresh White 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
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 two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Simple White vs Windfresh White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Simple White on one side and Windfresh 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 Simple White comparisons
See how Simple White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 70, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 70 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 70 vs 6, Simple White is decisively the brighter choice.
Simple White reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Simple White reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 52, Simple White is decisively the brighter choice.
Simple White reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 70 vs 58, Simple White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 27, Simple White is decisively the brighter choice.
Simple White reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Simple White reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 55, Simple White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 13, Simple White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 44, Simple White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 70), opening up a space where Simple White encloses it.
Simple White reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (70 vs 66) makes Simple White the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (74 vs 70) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 70, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 12, Simple White is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Simple White reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
With LRVs of 70 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Simple White reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 12, Simple White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 45, Simple White is decisively the brighter choice.
Simple White reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Simple White reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Simple White reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Simple White reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.