Silver Lichen vs Blue Gray
Where Silver Lichen belongs to Dulux's range, Blue Gray is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Silver Lichen belongs to the grey family and Blue Gray to the blue-greige family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (46 vs 45), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. At ΔE 2.0, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Silver Lichen vs Blue Gray in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Silver Lichen and Blue Gray are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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 two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Silver Lichen vs Blue Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Silver Lichen on one side and Blue Gray 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 Silver Lichen comparisons
See how Silver Lichen stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 46, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 46), opening up a space where Silver Lichen encloses it.
Silver Lichen reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (52 vs 46) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 46 vs 30, Silver Lichen is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 46, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Silver Lichen reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 46 vs 4, Silver Lichen is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Silver Lichen reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
With LRVs of 46 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 46, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 21, Silver Lichen is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 46), opening up a space where Silver Lichen encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 46), opening up a space where Silver Lichen encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 46), opening up a space where Silver Lichen encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (51 vs 46) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Silver Lichen reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Silver Lichen reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 46), opening up a space where Silver Lichen encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (46 vs 41) makes Silver Lichen the marginally brighter of the two.
Silver Lichen reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 46 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 46 vs 31, Silver Lichen is decisively the brighter choice.