Arctic Cotton vs Pure White
Where Arctic Cotton belongs to PPG's range, Pure White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Arctic Cotton belongs to the greige-white family and Pure White to the beige-greige family. Pure White (LRV 84) reflects noticeably more light than Arctic Cotton (LRV 77), a difference of 7 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 7 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Arctic Cotton vs Pure White in Real Spaces
7 real rooms side by side. Arctic Cotton and Pure White 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
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 brightness difference is modest but present — Pure White gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Pure White reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Pure White reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Pure White reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Pure White reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Pure White reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The brightness difference is modest but present — Pure White gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Arctic Cotton vs Pure White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Arctic Cotton 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 Arctic Cotton comparisons
See how Arctic Cotton stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 8-point LRV gap (77 vs 69) makes Arctic Cotton the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Arctic Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 52, Arctic Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 30, Arctic Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
Arctic Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 60, Arctic Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
Arctic Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Arctic Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 43, Arctic Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 4, Arctic Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
Arctic Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Arctic Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Arctic Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 21, Arctic Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
Arctic Cotton reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 77 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 77 vs 51, Arctic Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
Arctic Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Arctic Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Arctic Cotton reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 77 vs 41, Arctic Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
Arctic Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Arctic Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 31, Arctic Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 7, Arctic Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.