Sweet Bluette vs Under the Big Top
Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. These are both blues, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue to land. Sweet Bluette (LRV 76) reflects noticeably more light than Under the Big Top (LRV 63), a difference of 13 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean blue, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. The ΔE 7.6 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Sweet Bluette vs Under the Big Top Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sweet Bluette on one side and Under the Big Top 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.
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Sweet Bluette reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (83 vs 76) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 76 vs 6, Sweet Bluette is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Bluette reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Sweet Bluette reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 52, Sweet Bluette is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Bluette reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 58, Sweet Bluette is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 27, Sweet Bluette is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Bluette reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Sweet Bluette reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 55, Sweet Bluette is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 13, Sweet Bluette is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 44, Sweet Bluette is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sweet Bluette reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (76 vs 66) makes Sweet Bluette the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (83 vs 76) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Sweet Bluette reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Sweet Bluette is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 8, Sweet Bluette is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (76 vs 68) makes Sweet Bluette the marginally brighter of the two.
Sweet Bluette reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Sweet Bluette is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 45, Sweet Bluette is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Bluette reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.