Sweet Bluette vs Iceberg
Sweet Bluette (Benjamin Moore) and Iceberg (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. These are both blues, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue to land. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 76 vs 76 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. Where Sweet Bluette leans blue, Iceberg reads cool — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 1.6 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Sweet Bluette vs Iceberg in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Sweet Bluette and Iceberg 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.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Sweet Bluette vs Iceberg Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sweet Bluette on one side and Iceberg 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 Sweet Bluette comparisons
See how Sweet Bluette stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 7-point LRV gap (83 vs 76) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Sweet Bluette reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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.
At LRV 76 vs 12, 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.
Sweet Bluette reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sweet Bluette reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron 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.
Sweet Bluette reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Sweet Bluette reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Sweet Bluette reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.