Winds Breath vs Denim Drift
Where Winds Breath belongs to Behr's range, Denim Drift is a Dulux color. Hue-wise, Winds Breath belongs to the grey family and Denim Drift to the blue-grey family. Winds Breath (LRV 74) reflects noticeably more light than Denim Drift (LRV 27), a difference of 47 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Winds Breath runs yellow while Denim Drift is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 33.3, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Winds Breath vs Denim Drift in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Winds Breath and Denim Drift in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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. Winds Breath reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Denim Drift.
Color Details
Winds Breath vs Denim Drift Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Winds Breath on one side and Denim Drift 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 Winds Breath comparisons
See how Winds Breath stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (74 vs 69) makes Winds Breath the marginally brighter of the two.
Winds Breath reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 52, Winds Breath is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 30, Winds Breath is decisively the brighter choice.
Winds Breath reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 60, Winds Breath is decisively the brighter choice.
Winds Breath reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 43, Winds Breath is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 4, Winds Breath is decisively the brighter choice.
Winds Breath reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Winds Breath reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Winds Breath reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (84 vs 74) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 21, Winds Breath is decisively the brighter choice.
Winds Breath reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 74 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Winds Breath reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Winds Breath reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 74 vs 41, Winds Breath is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (74 vs 68) makes Winds Breath the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 25, Winds Breath is decisively the brighter choice.
Winds Breath reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Winds Breath reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 31, Winds Breath is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 7, Winds Breath is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 24, Winds Breath is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 57, Winds Breath is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.