Sapphire Splendor vs Passageway
Where Sapphire Splendor belongs to Dulux's range, Passageway is a Valspar color. These are both blue-greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue-grey to land. Passageway (LRV 14) reflects noticeably more light than Sapphire Splendor (LRV 5), a difference of 9 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 17.3, 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.
Sapphire Splendor vs Passageway in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Sapphire Splendor and Passageway 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 Passageway will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Sapphire Splendor 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. Passageway reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Sapphire Splendor.
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. Passageway reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Sapphire Splendor.
Color Details
Sapphire Splendor vs Passageway Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sapphire Splendor on one side and Passageway 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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