River Reed vs Warm Winter
River Reed is a PPG color while Warm Winter comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, River Reed belongs to the beige-yellow family and Warm Winter to the beige family. With LRVs of 69 and 70, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 2.8, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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River Reed vs Warm Winter Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see River Reed on one side and Warm Winter 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.
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With LRVs of 69 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 69, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 6, River Reed is decisively the brighter choice.
River Reed reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
River Reed reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 52, River Reed is decisively the brighter choice.
River Reed reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (69 vs 58) makes River Reed the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 69 vs 27, River Reed is decisively the brighter choice.
River Reed reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
River Reed reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 55, River Reed is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 13, River Reed is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 44, River Reed is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 69), opening up a space where River Reed encloses it.
River Reed reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (69 vs 66) makes River Reed the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (74 vs 69) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 69, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
River Reed reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 12, River Reed is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 8, River Reed is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
River Reed reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 12, River Reed is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 45, River Reed is decisively the brighter choice.
River Reed reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.