After Rain vs Breezy Blue
Both from Behr's palette. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. After Rain (LRV 66) reflects noticeably more light than Breezy Blue (LRV 64), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean blue, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. At ΔE 2.6, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 6 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
After Rain vs Breezy Blue in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. After Rain and Breezy Blue 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
After Rain vs Breezy Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see After Rain on one side and Breezy Blue 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 After Rain comparisons
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At LRV 66 vs 52, After Rain is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 66 vs 27, After Rain is decisively the brighter choice.
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After Rain reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (66 vs 55) makes After Rain the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 66 vs 13, After Rain is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 44, After Rain is decisively the brighter choice.
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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (74 vs 66) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 66, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
After Rain reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 12, After Rain is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 8, After Rain is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
After Rain reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 12, After Rain is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 45, After Rain is decisively the brighter choice.
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