Luxor Blue vs S 1000-N
Luxor Blue is a Cloverdale Paint color while S 1000-N comes from NCS. Luxor Blue reads as blue, while S 1000-N reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. With LRVs of 75 and 74, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. At ΔE 14.0, 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.
Luxor Blue vs S 1000-N in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Luxor Blue and S 1000-N 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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Luxor Blue vs S 1000-N Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Luxor Blue on one side and S 1000-N 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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