Amethyst Showers 4 vs Breathtaking
Where Amethyst Showers 4 belongs to Dulux's range, Breathtaking is a Sherwin-Williams color. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (63 vs 63), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. Both lean cool, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. The ΔE 4.5 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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Amethyst Showers 4 vs Breathtaking Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Amethyst Showers 4 on one side and Breathtaking 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 Amethyst Showers 4 comparisons
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At LRV 83 vs 63, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 6, Amethyst Showers 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
Amethyst Showers 4 reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Amethyst Showers 4 reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (63 vs 52) makes Amethyst Showers 4 the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 63 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 5-point LRV gap (63 vs 58) makes Amethyst Showers 4 the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 27, Amethyst Showers 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
Amethyst Showers 4 reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Amethyst Showers 4 reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (63 vs 55) makes Amethyst Showers 4 the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 13, Amethyst Showers 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 44, Amethyst Showers 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 63), opening up a space where Amethyst Showers 4 encloses it.
Amethyst Showers 4 reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 63), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (74 vs 63) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 63, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Amethyst Showers 4 reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 12, Amethyst Showers 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 8, Amethyst Showers 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (68 vs 63) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Amethyst Showers 4 reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Amethyst Showers 4 vs Slaked Lime Deep
At LRV 63 vs 12, Amethyst Showers 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 45, Amethyst Showers 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
Amethyst Showers 4 reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.