Willow Springs vs Naval
Where Willow Springs belongs to PPG's range, Naval is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Willow Springs belongs to the greige-white family and Naval to the blue family. Willow Springs (LRV 79) reflects noticeably more light than Naval (LRV 4), a difference of 75 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 67.5, 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.
Willow Springs vs Naval in Real Spaces
8 real rooms side by side. Seeing Willow Springs and Naval 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 Willow Springs will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval 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. Willow Springs reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Willow Springs reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
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. Willow Springs 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. Willow Springs reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
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. Willow Springs reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
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. Willow Springs reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
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 Willow Springs will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval would.
Color Details
Willow Springs vs Naval Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Willow Springs on one side and Naval 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 Willow Springs comparisons
See how Willow Springs stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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A 4-point LRV gap (83 vs 79) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 79 vs 6, Willow Springs is decisively the brighter choice.
Willow Springs reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Willow Springs reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 52, Willow Springs is decisively the brighter choice.
Willow Springs reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 58, Willow Springs is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 27, Willow Springs is decisively the brighter choice.
Willow Springs reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 55, Willow Springs is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 13, Willow Springs is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 44, Willow Springs is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Willow Springs reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 66, Willow Springs is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (79 vs 74) makes Willow Springs the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (83 vs 79) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Willow Springs reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 12, Willow Springs is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 8, Willow Springs is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (79 vs 68) makes Willow Springs the marginally brighter of the two.
Willow Springs reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 12, Willow Springs is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 45, Willow Springs is decisively the brighter choice.
Willow Springs reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Willow Springs reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.