After Rain vs Speedboat
Both from Behr's palette. These are both blues, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue to land. After Rain (LRV 66) reflects noticeably more light than Speedboat (LRV 45), a difference of 21 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. With a ΔE of 13.3, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 6 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
After Rain vs Speedboat in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing After Rain and Speedboat in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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 LRV gap is large enough that After Rain will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Speedboat would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. After Rain reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Speedboat.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. After Rain reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Speedboat.
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. After Rain reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Speedboat.
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. After Rain reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Speedboat.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. After Rain reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Speedboat.
Color Details
After Rain vs Speedboat Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see After Rain on one side and Speedboat 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.
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