Keepsakes vs Snowbound
Where Keepsakes belongs to PPG's range, Snowbound is a Sherwin-Williams color. Keepsakes reads as blue, while Snowbound reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Snowbound (LRV 83) reflects noticeably more light than Keepsakes (LRV 61), a difference of 22 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 14.1, 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 8 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Keepsakes vs Snowbound in Real Spaces
8 real rooms side by side. Seeing Keepsakes and Snowbound 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 Snowbound will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Keepsakes would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Snowbound reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Keepsakes.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Snowbound reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Keepsakes.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Snowbound returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Snowbound reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Keepsakes.
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. Snowbound reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Keepsakes.
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. Snowbound reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Keepsakes.
Color Details
Keepsakes vs Snowbound Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Keepsakes on one side and Snowbound 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 Keepsakes comparisons
See how Keepsakes stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 61 vs 30, Keepsakes is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 61 vs 43, Keepsakes is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 84 vs 61, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 61), opening up a space where Keepsakes encloses it.
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Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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At LRV 61 vs 31, Keepsakes is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 7, Keepsakes is decisively the brighter choice.