Spring Thaw vs Snowbound
Where Spring Thaw belongs to PPG's range, Snowbound is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Spring Thaw belongs to the blue-grey family and Snowbound to the beige-greige family. Snowbound (LRV 83) reflects noticeably more light than Spring Thaw (LRV 71), a difference of 12 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 6.4 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 8 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Spring Thaw vs Snowbound in Real Spaces
8 real rooms side by side. Spring Thaw and Snowbound 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 LRV gap is large enough that Snowbound will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Spring Thaw 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 Spring Thaw.
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 Spring Thaw.
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 Spring Thaw.
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 Spring Thaw.
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 Spring Thaw.
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 Spring Thaw would.
Color Details
Spring Thaw vs Snowbound Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Spring Thaw 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 Spring Thaw comparisons
See how Spring Thaw stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 71), opening up a space where Spring Thaw encloses it.
Spring Thaw reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 52, Spring Thaw is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 30, Spring Thaw is decisively the brighter choice.
Spring Thaw reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (71 vs 60) makes Spring Thaw the marginally brighter of the two.
Spring Thaw reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Spring Thaw reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 43, Spring Thaw is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 4, Spring Thaw is decisively the brighter choice.
Spring Thaw reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Spring Thaw reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Spring Thaw reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 71, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 21, Spring Thaw is decisively the brighter choice.
Spring Thaw reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 71 vs 51, Spring Thaw is decisively the brighter choice.
Spring Thaw reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Spring Thaw reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 71 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 71 vs 41, Spring Thaw is decisively the brighter choice.
Spring Thaw reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Spring Thaw reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 31, Spring Thaw is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 7, Spring Thaw is decisively the brighter choice.