Soaring Sky vs Naval
Soaring Sky is a Behr color while Naval comes from Sherwin-Williams. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 62 vs 4, Soaring Sky will read as the brighter of the two — a 57-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Soaring Sky's blue character against Naval's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 58.2, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 6 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Soaring Sky vs Naval in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Soaring Sky and Naval 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
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. Soaring Sky returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Soaring Sky will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval would.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Soaring Sky will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Soaring Sky will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval would.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Soaring Sky will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval would.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Soaring Sky will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval would.
Color Details
Soaring Sky vs Naval Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Soaring Sky on one side and Naval 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 Soaring Sky comparisons
See how Soaring Sky stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 83 vs 62, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 6, Soaring Sky is decisively the brighter choice.
Soaring Sky reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Soaring Sky reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (62 vs 52) makes Soaring Sky the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 62 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 4-point LRV gap (62 vs 58) makes Soaring Sky the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 62 vs 27, Soaring Sky is decisively the brighter choice.
Soaring Sky reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (62 vs 55) makes Soaring Sky the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 62 vs 13, Soaring Sky is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 44, Soaring Sky is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 62), opening up a space where Soaring Sky encloses it.
Soaring Sky reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (66 vs 62) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 62, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 62, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Soaring Sky reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 62 vs 12, Soaring Sky is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 8, Soaring Sky is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (68 vs 62) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Soaring Sky reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 12, Soaring Sky is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 45, Soaring Sky is decisively the brighter choice.
Soaring Sky reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Soaring Sky reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.