Delicate Cornflower vs Major Blue
Where Delicate Cornflower belongs to Dulux's range, Major Blue is a Sherwin-Williams color. These are both blues, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue to land. Delicate Cornflower (LRV 32) reflects noticeably more light than Major Blue (LRV 29), a difference of 3 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 12.8, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Delicate Cornflower vs Major Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Delicate Cornflower and Major Blue in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Delicate Cornflower reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Delicate Cornflower vs Major Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Delicate Cornflower on one side and Major Blue 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 Delicate Cornflower comparisons
See how Delicate Cornflower stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 32, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 32), opening up a space where Delicate Cornflower encloses it.
Delicate Cornflower reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 32, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 32), opening up a space where Delicate Cornflower encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 32, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 32), opening up a space where Delicate Cornflower encloses it.
Delicate Cornflower reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (43 vs 32) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 32 vs 4, Delicate Cornflower is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 32), opening up a space where Delicate Cornflower encloses it.
Delicate Cornflower reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 32, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (32 vs 21) makes Delicate Cornflower the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 32), opening up a space where Delicate Cornflower encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 32), opening up a space where Delicate Cornflower encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 32), opening up a space where Delicate Cornflower encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 32, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Delicate Cornflower reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Delicate Cornflower reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 32), opening up a space where Delicate Cornflower encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (41 vs 32) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Delicate Cornflower vs Slaked Lime Deep
Delicate Cornflower reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 32), opening up a space where Delicate Cornflower encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.