Wine Dark vs Blue Harmony
Where Wine Dark belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Blue Harmony is a Jotun color. Both sit in the blue-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Blue Harmony (LRV 17) reflects noticeably more light than Wine Dark (LRV 13), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Wine Dark runs cool while Blue Harmony is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 6.2 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Wine Dark vs Blue Harmony in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Wine Dark and Blue Harmony 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Blue Harmony gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Blue Harmony reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Wine Dark vs Blue Harmony Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Wine Dark on one side and Blue Harmony 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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