Honest Indigo vs Stiffkey Blue
Where Honest Indigo belongs to Dulux's range, Stiffkey Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Stiffkey Blue (LRV 10) reflects noticeably more light than Honest Indigo (LRV 7), 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 32.2, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Honest Indigo vs Stiffkey Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Honest Indigo and Stiffkey Blue 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Stiffkey Blue gives the walls a little more lift.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Stiffkey Blue reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Stiffkey Blue reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Honest Indigo vs Stiffkey Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Honest Indigo on one side and Stiffkey 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.
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