Samovar Silver vs Gravity
Samovar Silver is a Sherwin-Williams color while Gravity comes from Valspar. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 56 vs 51, Gravity will read as the brighter of the two — a 6-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 3.4, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Samovar Silver vs Gravity in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Samovar Silver and Gravity are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Gravity has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The brightness difference is modest but present — Gravity gives the walls a little more lift.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The brightness difference is modest but present — Gravity gives the walls a little more lift.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The brightness difference is modest but present — Gravity gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Samovar Silver vs Gravity Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Samovar Silver on one side and Gravity 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 Samovar Silver comparisons
See how Samovar Silver stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 51, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
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Samovar Silver reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 51 vs 30, Samovar Silver is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 10-point LRV gap (60 vs 51) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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A 7-point LRV gap (51 vs 43) makes Samovar Silver the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 51 vs 4, Samovar Silver is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Samovar Silver reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Samovar Silver reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 51, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 21, Samovar Silver is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 51), opening up a space where Samovar Silver encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 51), opening up a space where Samovar Silver encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 51), opening up a space where Samovar Silver encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Samovar Silver reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Samovar Silver reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 51), opening up a space where Samovar Silver encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (51 vs 41) makes Samovar Silver the marginally brighter of the two.
Samovar Silver reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Samovar Silver reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 51 vs 31, Samovar Silver is decisively the brighter choice.