Milky Way vs Chamomile
Milky Way is a Jotun color while Chamomile comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Milky Way belongs to the beige family and Chamomile to the beige-yellow family. With LRVs of 74 and 75, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 4.7, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Milky Way vs Chamomile in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Milky Way and Chamomile 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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
Milky Way vs Chamomile Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Milky Way on one side and Chamomile 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 Milky Way comparisons
See how Milky Way stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Milky Way reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Milky Way reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Milky Way reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 58, Milky Way is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 27, Milky Way is decisively the brighter choice.
Milky Way reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 55, Milky Way is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 44, Milky Way is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (74 vs 66) makes Milky Way the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 74 vs 12, Milky Way is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 8, Milky Way is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (74 vs 68) makes Milky Way the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 12, Milky Way is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 45, Milky Way is decisively the brighter choice.
Milky Way reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.