Ivory Lace vs Thunderous
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Ivory Lace belongs to the beige family and Thunderous to the grey family. Ivory Lace (LRV 79) reflects noticeably more light than Thunderous (LRV 15), a difference of 64 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Ivory Lace runs warm while Thunderous is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 45.8, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ivory Lace vs Thunderous in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ivory Lace and Thunderous 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 Ivory Lace will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Thunderous would.
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. Ivory Lace reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Thunderous.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Ivory Lace reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Thunderous.
Color Details
Ivory Lace vs Thunderous Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ivory Lace on one side and Thunderous 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 Ivory Lace comparisons
See how Ivory Lace stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 10-point LRV gap (79 vs 69) makes Ivory Lace the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ivory Lace reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 52, Ivory Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 30, Ivory Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
Ivory Lace reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 60, Ivory Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
Ivory Lace reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Ivory Lace reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 43, Ivory Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 4, Ivory Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
Ivory Lace reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Ivory Lace reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Ivory Lace reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (84 vs 79) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 79 vs 21, Ivory Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
Ivory Lace reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Ivory Lace reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 79 vs 51, Ivory Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
Ivory Lace reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Ivory Lace reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Ivory Lace reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 79 vs 41, Ivory Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
Ivory Lace reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Ivory Lace reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 31, Ivory Lace is decisively the brighter choice.