Cotton Candy vs Silver Lake
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Cotton Candy belongs to the pink-red family and Silver Lake to the blue-grey family. Cotton Candy (LRV 77) reflects noticeably more light than Silver Lake (LRV 53), a difference of 25 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Cotton Candy runs warm while Silver Lake is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 17.0, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cotton Candy vs Silver Lake in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Cotton Candy and Silver Lake in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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 Cotton Candy will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Silver Lake would.
Color Details
Cotton Candy vs Silver Lake Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cotton Candy on one side and Silver Lake 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 Cotton Candy comparisons
See how Cotton Candy stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 9-point LRV gap (77 vs 69) makes Cotton Candy the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cotton Candy reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 52, Cotton Candy is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 30, Cotton Candy is decisively the brighter choice.
Cotton Candy reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 60, Cotton Candy is decisively the brighter choice.
Cotton Candy reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Cotton Candy reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 43, Cotton Candy is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 4, Cotton Candy is decisively the brighter choice.
Cotton Candy reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Cotton Candy reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Cotton Candy reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (84 vs 77) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 77 vs 21, Cotton Candy is decisively the brighter choice.
Cotton Candy reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cotton Candy reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 77 vs 51, Cotton Candy is decisively the brighter choice.
Cotton Candy reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Cotton Candy reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Cotton Candy reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 77 vs 41, Cotton Candy is decisively the brighter choice.
Cotton Candy reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Cotton Candy reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 31, Cotton Candy is decisively the brighter choice.