Borrowed Blue vs Faded Sky
Both from Dulux's palette. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Borrowed Blue (LRV 72) reflects noticeably more light than Faded Sky (LRV 55), a difference of 17 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean cool, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 10.8, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Borrowed Blue vs Faded Sky in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Borrowed Blue and Faded Sky 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Borrowed Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Faded Sky would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Borrowed Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Faded Sky.
Color Details
Borrowed Blue vs Faded Sky Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Borrowed Blue on one side and Faded Sky 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 Borrowed Blue comparisons
See how Borrowed Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 3-point LRV gap (72 vs 69) makes Borrowed Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Borrowed Blue reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 52, Borrowed Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 30, Borrowed Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Borrowed Blue reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (72 vs 60) makes Borrowed Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Borrowed Blue reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Borrowed Blue reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 43, Borrowed Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 4, Borrowed Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Borrowed Blue reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Borrowed Blue reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Borrowed Blue reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (84 vs 72) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 21, Borrowed Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Borrowed Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 74 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Borrowed Blue reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Borrowed Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 41, Borrowed Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (72 vs 68) makes Borrowed Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 25, Borrowed Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Borrowed Blue reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Borrowed Blue reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 31, Borrowed Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 7, Borrowed Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 24, Borrowed Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 57, Borrowed Blue is decisively the brighter choice.