Adirondack Blue vs Storm Cloud
Adirondack Blue is a Behr color while Storm Cloud comes from Sherwin-Williams. Both sit in the blue-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 22 and 23, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. The tonal difference — Adirondack Blue's blue character against Storm Cloud's neutral — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. With a ΔE of 2.6, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 7 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Adirondack Blue vs Storm Cloud in Real Spaces
7 real rooms side by side. Adirondack Blue and Storm Cloud 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. Adirondack Blue reads more restrained here, while Storm Cloud adds a sense of enclosure and warmth.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Storm Cloud brings more warmth to the space, while Adirondack Blue keeps things cooler and crisper.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The temperature contrast between Storm Cloud and Adirondack Blue is what sets these apart most in this context.
Home Office
In a home office, wall color sits in your peripheral vision for hours at a time, so temperature and undertone matter more than you might expect. The temperature contrast between Storm Cloud and Adirondack Blue is what sets these apart most in this context.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The temperature contrast between Storm Cloud and Adirondack Blue is what sets these apart most in this context.
Front Door
Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. Adirondack Blue reads more restrained here, while Storm Cloud adds a sense of enclosure and warmth.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The temperature contrast between Storm Cloud and Adirondack Blue is what sets these apart most in this context.
Color Details
Adirondack Blue vs Storm Cloud Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Adirondack Blue on one side and Storm Cloud 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 Adirondack Blue comparisons
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With LRVs of 25 and 22, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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With LRVs of 24 and 22, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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