White Snow vs Paper
White Snow is a Sherwin-Williams color while Paper comes from Tikkurila. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. With LRVs of 90 and 88, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 1.0, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
White Snow vs Paper in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. White Snow and Paper 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
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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
White Snow vs Paper Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see White Snow on one side and Paper 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 White Snow comparisons
See how White Snow stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 90 vs 69, White Snow is decisively the brighter choice.
White Snow reads slightly lighter (LRV 90 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
White Snow reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 52, White Snow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 90 vs 30, White Snow is decisively the brighter choice.
White Snow reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 60, White Snow is decisively the brighter choice.
White Snow reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
White Snow reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 43, White Snow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 90 vs 4, White Snow is decisively the brighter choice.
White Snow reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
White Snow reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
White Snow reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (90 vs 84) makes White Snow the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 90 vs 21, White Snow is decisively the brighter choice.
White Snow reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
White Snow reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 74), opening up a space where Shoji White encloses it.
White Snow reads slightly lighter (LRV 90 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 90 vs 51, White Snow is decisively the brighter choice.
White Snow reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
White Snow reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
White Snow reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 41, White Snow is decisively the brighter choice.
White Snow reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
White Snow reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 31, White Snow is decisively the brighter choice.