Stonewashed Blue vs Cascades
Where Stonewashed Blue belongs to Dulux's range, Cascades is a Sherwin-Williams color. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Stonewashed Blue (LRV 28) reflects noticeably more light than Cascades (LRV 4), a difference of 24 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 36.1, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Stonewashed Blue vs Cascades in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Stonewashed Blue and Cascades 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 Stonewashed Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cascades 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. Stonewashed Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cascades.
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. Stonewashed Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cascades.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Stonewashed Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cascades.
Color Details
Stonewashed Blue vs Cascades Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Stonewashed Blue on one side and Cascades 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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