Incredible White vs Jetstream
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Incredible White belongs to the beige-greige family and Jetstream to the blue family. Incredible White (LRV 74) reflects noticeably more light than Jetstream (LRV 60), a difference of 14 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Incredible White runs warm while Jetstream is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 16.1, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Incredible White vs Jetstream in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Incredible White and Jetstream 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 Incredible White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Jetstream 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. Incredible White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Jetstream.
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. Incredible White 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. Incredible White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Jetstream.
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. Incredible White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Jetstream.
Color Details
Incredible White vs Jetstream Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Incredible White on one side and Jetstream 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 Incredible White comparisons
See how Incredible White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 5-point LRV gap (74 vs 69) makes Incredible White the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Incredible White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 52, Incredible White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 30, Incredible White is decisively the brighter choice.
Incredible White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 60, Incredible White is decisively the brighter choice.
Incredible White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Incredible White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 43, Incredible White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 4, Incredible White is decisively the brighter choice.
Incredible White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Incredible White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Incredible White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (84 vs 74) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 21, Incredible White is decisively the brighter choice.
Incredible White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 74 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 74 vs 51, Incredible White is decisively the brighter choice.
Incredible White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Incredible White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Incredible White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 74 vs 41, Incredible White is decisively the brighter choice.
Incredible White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Incredible White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 31, Incredible White is decisively the brighter choice.