Ewing Blue vs Naval
Ewing Blue is a Benjamin Moore 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 73 vs 4, Ewing Blue will read as the brighter of the two — a 69-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Ewing Blue's green and blue character against Naval's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 64.3, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ewing Blue vs Naval in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ewing Blue 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. Ewing Blue returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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 Ewing Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval would.
Color Details
Ewing Blue vs Naval Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ewing Blue 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 Ewing Blue comparisons
See how Ewing Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ewing Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (83 vs 73) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 73 vs 6, Ewing Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Ewing Blue reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Ewing Blue reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 52, Ewing Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Ewing Blue reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 58, Ewing Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 27, Ewing Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Ewing Blue reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 55, Ewing Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 13, Ewing Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 44, Ewing Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ewing Blue reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (73 vs 66) makes Ewing Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 73) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Ewing Blue reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Ewing Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 8, Ewing Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (73 vs 68) makes Ewing Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Ewing Blue reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Ewing Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 45, Ewing Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Ewing Blue reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Ewing Blue reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.