Olympus White vs First Star: Depth, Materials and the Better Fit

Olympus White and First Star: the documented difference

Olympus White has an LRV of 68; Sherwin-Williams First Star SW-7646 is 69. The difference is 1 points, with First Star returning more light under the reference measurement. Choose by the material relationship as well as the number. Olympus White's blue-gray undertone makes it an intentional cool-white choice rather than a neutral match to all ceramic whites. First Star is a cool gray-white with more depth than a very bright white.

The choice beside white tile and silver metal

Silver metal can repeat the cool direction, but the tile edge is the larger permanent relationship to approve first.

Set up both candidates with white tile and silver metal. Use equal-sized boards with the intended finishes and place them in the same orientation. Do not put one directly beside a window and leave the other in shadow. A difference that follows the position rather than the board is a lighting observation, not evidence that the formula changed.

What the comparison can—and cannot—settle

The alternative Misty has an LRV of 64.

Compare the tile edge in daylight before treating the blue-gray as a neutral bathroom backdrop. Assess Olympus White and First Star alone as well as side by side. The unchosen board will not remain in the finished room, and a preference created only by that neighbor may not survive its removal. Before ordering samples, compare room-planning features in the paint color visualizer roundup.