Winterscape vs Aviary Blue
Where Winterscape belongs to Behr's range, Aviary Blue is a Sherwin-Williams color. These are both blues, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue to land. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (72 vs 73), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. Winterscape runs blue while Aviary Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. At ΔE 1.0, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Winterscape vs Aviary Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Winterscape and Aviary 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.
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.
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Winterscape vs Aviary Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Winterscape on one side and Aviary 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 Winterscape comparisons
See how Winterscape stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Winterscape reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (83 vs 72) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 6, Winterscape is decisively the brighter choice.
Winterscape reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Winterscape reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 52, Winterscape is decisively the brighter choice.
Winterscape reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 58, Winterscape is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 27, Winterscape is decisively the brighter choice.
Winterscape reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Winterscape reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 55, Winterscape is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 13, Winterscape is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 44, Winterscape is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Winterscape reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (72 vs 66) makes Winterscape the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (83 vs 72) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Winterscape reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 12, Winterscape is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 8, Winterscape is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (72 vs 68) makes Winterscape the marginally brighter of the two.
Winterscape reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 12, Winterscape is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 45, Winterscape is decisively the brighter choice.
Winterscape reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.