Silent Storm vs Snowbound
Where Silent Storm belongs to PPG's range, Snowbound is a Sherwin-Williams color. Silent Storm reads as green-grey, while Snowbound reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Snowbound (LRV 83) reflects noticeably more light than Silent Storm (LRV 56), a difference of 27 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 13.6, 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.
Silent Storm vs Snowbound in Real Spaces
8 real rooms side by side. Seeing Silent Storm 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 Silent Storm 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 Silent Storm.
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 Silent Storm.
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 Silent Storm.
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 Silent Storm.
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 Silent Storm.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Snowbound will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Silent Storm would.
Color Details
Silent Storm vs Snowbound Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Silent Storm 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 Silent Storm comparisons
See how Silent Storm stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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A 4-point LRV gap (56 vs 52) makes Silent Storm the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 56), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 56 vs 27, Silent Storm is decisively the brighter choice.
Silent Storm reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Silent Storm reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 56 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 56 vs 13, Silent Storm is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 44, Silent Storm is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 10-point LRV gap (66 vs 56) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 56, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 56 vs 12, Silent Storm is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 8, Silent Storm is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 56, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Silent Storm reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 56 vs 12, Silent Storm is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (56 vs 45) makes Silent Storm the marginally brighter of the two.
Silent Storm reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Silent Storm reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.