Blackened Black vs Celestial Blue
Where Blackened Black belongs to Jotun's range, Celestial Blue is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Blackened Black belongs to the grey family and Celestial Blue to the blue-green family. Celestial Blue (LRV 44) reflects noticeably more light than Blackened Black (LRV 7), a difference of 37 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Blackened Black runs neutral while Celestial Blue is decidedly green, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 41.8, 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.
Blackened Black vs Celestial Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Blackened Black and Celestial Blue 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 Celestial Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Blackened Black 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. Celestial Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Blackened Black.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Celestial Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Blackened Black.
Color Details
Blackened Black vs Celestial Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Blackened Black on one side and Celestial Blue 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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