Soft Radiance vs Pure White
Where Soft Radiance belongs to Jotun's range, Pure White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Soft Radiance reads as beige, while Pure White reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Pure White (LRV 84) reflects noticeably more light than Soft Radiance (LRV 61), a difference of 23 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 17.1, 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.
Soft Radiance vs Pure White in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Soft Radiance and Pure White in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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 LRV gap is large enough that Pure White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Soft Radiance would.
Color Details
Soft Radiance vs Pure White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Soft Radiance on one side and Pure 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 Soft Radiance comparisons
See how Soft Radiance stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 83 vs 61, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 6, Soft Radiance is decisively the brighter choice.
Soft Radiance reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Soft Radiance reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Soft Radiance the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 61 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 3-point LRV gap (61 vs 58) makes Soft Radiance the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 27, Soft Radiance is decisively the brighter choice.
Soft Radiance reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Soft Radiance reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (61 vs 55) makes Soft Radiance the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 13, Soft Radiance is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 44, Soft Radiance is decisively the brighter choice.
Soft Radiance reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (66 vs 61) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 61, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 61, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Soft Radiance reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 61 vs 12, Soft Radiance is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 8, Soft Radiance is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (68 vs 61) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Soft Radiance reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 12, Soft Radiance is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 45, Soft Radiance is decisively the brighter choice.
Soft Radiance reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Soft Radiance reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.