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

First Star and Olympus White: the documented difference

First Star has an LRV of 69; Sherwin-Williams Olympus White SW-6253 is 68. 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. First Star is deep enough to be a gray-white rather than one of the highest-reflectance whites. Olympus White is a white with a blue-gray undertone.

The choice beside white doors and silver-gray tile

White doors offer a stable comparison for deciding whether the gentle gray boundary is visible enough from the entrance.

Set up both candidates with white doors and silver-gray tile. 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 Eider White has an LRV of 73.

View the wall and doors from the room entrance; keep First Star if the gentle separation is sufficient. Assess First Star and Olympus White 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.