Stirabout vs Naval
Stirabout is a Farrow & Ball color while Naval comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Stirabout belongs to the beige-greige family and Naval to the blue family. At LRV 63 vs 4, Stirabout will read as the brighter of the two — a 59-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Stirabout's warm character against Naval's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 61.4, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 7 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Stirabout vs Naval in Real Spaces
7 real rooms side by side. Seeing Stirabout 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Stirabout returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Stirabout will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval would.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Stirabout will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval would.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Stirabout reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Stirabout will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval would.
Home Office
In a home office, wall color sits in your peripheral vision for hours at a time, so temperature and undertone matter more than you might expect. The LRV gap is large enough that Stirabout will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval would.
Color Details
Stirabout vs Naval Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Stirabout 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 Stirabout comparisons
See how Stirabout stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 63), opening up a space where Stirabout encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (63 vs 52) makes Stirabout the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 30, Stirabout is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 63 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Stirabout reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Stirabout reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 43, Stirabout is decisively the brighter choice.
Stirabout reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Stirabout reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 63, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 63, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Stirabout reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Stirabout reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Stirabout reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 31, Stirabout is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 7, Stirabout is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 24, Stirabout is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (63 vs 57) makes Stirabout the marginally brighter of the two.
A 9-point LRV gap (72 vs 63) makes Just Walnut the marginally brighter of the two.