Muted Blush vs Naval
Where Muted Blush belongs to Dulux's range, Naval is a Sherwin-Williams color. Muted Blush reads as beige-greige, while Naval reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Muted Blush (LRV 64) reflects noticeably more light than Naval (LRV 4), a difference of 60 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Muted Blush runs warm while Naval is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 59.2, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Muted Blush vs Naval in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Muted Blush and Naval 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 Muted Blush will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval would.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Muted Blush reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
Color Details
Muted Blush vs Naval Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Muted Blush on one side and Naval 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 Muted Blush comparisons
See how Muted Blush stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 64, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 64 vs 6, Muted Blush is decisively the brighter choice.
Muted Blush reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Muted Blush reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 52, Muted Blush is decisively the brighter choice.
Muted Blush reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (64 vs 58) makes Muted Blush the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 27, Muted Blush is decisively the brighter choice.
Muted Blush reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (64 vs 55) makes Muted Blush the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 13, Muted Blush is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 44, Muted Blush is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 64), opening up a space where Muted Blush encloses it.
Muted Blush reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (74 vs 64) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 64, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 12, Muted Blush is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (68 vs 64) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Muted Blush reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Calamine reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Muted Blush reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 12, Muted Blush is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 45, Muted Blush is decisively the brighter choice.
Muted Blush reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Muted Blush reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Muted Blush reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Muted Blush reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.