Software vs Cloak
Software is a Sherwin-Williams color while Cloak comes from Tikkurila. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 23 and 20, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 2.7, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Software vs Cloak Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Software on one side and Cloak 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 Software comparisons
See how Software stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 23), opening up a space where Software encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 23, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (30 vs 23) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 23, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 23), opening up a space where Software encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 23, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 23), opening up a space where Software encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 23), opening up a space where Software encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 23, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 23), opening up a space where Software encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 23), opening up a space where Software encloses it.
Software reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Software reflects far more light (LRV 23 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 23), opening up a space where Software encloses it.
Software reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 23), opening up a space where Software encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (31 vs 23) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.