Gauze - Mid vs Naval
Where Gauze - Mid belongs to Little Greene's range, Naval is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Gauze - Mid belongs to the blue-white family and Naval to the blue family. Gauze - Mid (LRV 79) reflects noticeably more light than Naval (LRV 4), a difference of 74 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Gauze - Mid runs blue while Naval is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 66.8, 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.
Gauze - Mid vs Naval in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Gauze - Mid and Naval 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 Gauze - Mid will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval would.
Color Details
Gauze - Mid vs Naval Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Gauze - Mid on one side and Naval 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 Gauze - Mid comparisons
See how Gauze - Mid stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Gauze - Mid reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (83 vs 79) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 79 vs 6, Gauze - Mid is decisively the brighter choice.
Gauze - Mid reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Gauze - Mid reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 52, Gauze - Mid is decisively the brighter choice.
Gauze - Mid reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 58, Gauze - Mid is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 27, Gauze - Mid is decisively the brighter choice.
Gauze - Mid reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 55, Gauze - Mid is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 13, Gauze - Mid is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 44, Gauze - Mid is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Gauze - Mid reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 66, Gauze - Mid is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (79 vs 74) makes Gauze - Mid the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (83 vs 79) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Gauze - Mid reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 12, Gauze - Mid is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 8, Gauze - Mid is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (79 vs 68) makes Gauze - Mid the marginally brighter of the two.
Gauze - Mid reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 12, Gauze - Mid is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 45, Gauze - Mid is decisively the brighter choice.
Gauze - Mid reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Gauze - Mid reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.