Clean Green vs Pure White
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Clean Green reads as green, while Pure White reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Pure White (LRV 84) reflects noticeably more light than Clean Green (LRV 61), a difference of 23 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Clean Green runs cool while Pure White is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 31.4, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Clean Green vs Pure White in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Clean Green and Pure White in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Clean Green.
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. Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Clean Green.
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. Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Clean Green.
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 Pure White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Clean Green would.
Color Details
Clean Green vs Pure White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Clean Green on one side and Pure White 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 Clean Green comparisons
See how Clean Green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 8-point LRV gap (69 vs 61) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where Clean Green encloses it.
Clean Green reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Clean Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 30, Clean Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Clean Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 61 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Clean Green reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 43, Clean Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 4, Clean Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Clean Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Clean Green reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Clean Green reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 21, Clean Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 61), opening up a space where Clean Green encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where Clean Green encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (61 vs 51) makes Clean Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Clean Green reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Clean Green reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 61 vs 41, Clean Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Clean Green reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Clean Green reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 31, Clean Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 7, Clean Green is decisively the brighter choice.