Charcoal Blue vs Livid
Charcoal Blue (Behr) and Livid (Little Greene) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Charcoal Blue belongs to the blue-grey family and Livid to the blue-green family. Charcoal Blue has an LRV of 19. Where Charcoal Blue leans blue, Livid reads green — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. ΔE 8.4 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Charcoal Blue vs Livid in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Charcoal Blue and Livid 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Front Door
On a front door, the color is both the first and last thing you see — a context where even a modest tonal difference reads clearly. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Charcoal Blue vs Livid Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Charcoal Blue on one side and Livid 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 Charcoal Blue comparisons
See how Charcoal Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 19, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 19), opening up a space where Charcoal Blue encloses it.
Charcoal Blue reflects far more light (LRV 19 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 19, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (30 vs 19) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 19), opening up a space where Charcoal Blue encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 19, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 19), opening up a space where Charcoal Blue encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 19, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 19 vs 4, Charcoal Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 19), opening up a space where Charcoal Blue encloses it.
Charcoal Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 19), opening up a space where Charcoal Blue encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 19, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 19), opening up a space where Charcoal Blue encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 19), opening up a space where Charcoal Blue encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 19), opening up a space where Charcoal Blue encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 19, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Charcoal Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Charcoal Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 19), opening up a space where Charcoal Blue encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 19, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Charcoal Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 19), opening up a space where Charcoal Blue encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 19, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 19 vs 7, Charcoal Blue is decisively the brighter choice.