Sahara Splendor vs Sugar Maple
Sahara Splendor and Sugar Maple come from the same PPG collection. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 19 vs 20 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. A ΔE of 1.7 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. 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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Sahara Splendor vs Sugar Maple Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sahara Splendor on one side and Sugar Maple 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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At LRV 69 vs 19, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 19), opening up a space where Sahara Splendor encloses it.
Sahara Splendor reflects far more light (LRV 19 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 19, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (30 vs 19) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 19), opening up a space where Sahara Splendor encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 19, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 19), opening up a space where Sahara Splendor encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 19, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 19 vs 4, Sahara Splendor is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 19), opening up a space where Sahara Splendor encloses it.
Sahara Splendor reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 19), opening up a space where Sahara Splendor encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 19, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 19), opening up a space where Sahara Splendor encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 19), opening up a space where Sahara Splendor encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 19), opening up a space where Sahara Splendor encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 19, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Sahara Splendor reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sahara Splendor reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 19), opening up a space where Sahara Splendor encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 19, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Sahara Splendor reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 19), opening up a space where Sahara Splendor encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 19, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.