White Veil vs Pointing
Where White Veil belongs to Behr's range, Pointing is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, White Veil belongs to the beige-white family and Pointing to the beige family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (88 vs 88), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. White Veil runs red while Pointing is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. At ΔE 0.0, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
White Veil vs Pointing in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. White Veil and Pointing 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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
White Veil vs Pointing Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see White Veil on one side and Pointing 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 Veil comparisons
See how White Veil stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 88 vs 69, White Veil is decisively the brighter choice.
White Veil reads slightly lighter (LRV 88 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
White Veil reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 52, White Veil is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 30, White Veil is decisively the brighter choice.
White Veil reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 60, White Veil is decisively the brighter choice.
White Veil reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
White Veil reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 43, White Veil is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 4, White Veil is decisively the brighter choice.
White Veil reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
White Veil reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
White Veil reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (88 vs 84) makes White Veil the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 88 vs 21, White Veil is decisively the brighter choice.
White Veil reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
White Veil reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 74), opening up a space where Shoji White encloses it.
White Veil reads slightly lighter (LRV 88 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 88 vs 51, White Veil is decisively the brighter choice.
White Veil reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
White Veil reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
White Veil reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 41, White Veil is decisively the brighter choice.
White Veil reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
White Veil reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 31, White Veil is decisively the brighter choice.