Evening Light vs Perfect Periwinkle
Evening Light is a Jotun color while Perfect Periwinkle comes from Sherwin-Williams. Evening Light reads as blue-grey, while Perfect Periwinkle reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. With LRVs of 22 and 23, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. They share a cool quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 19.2, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Evening Light vs Perfect Periwinkle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Evening Light on one side and Perfect Periwinkle 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 Evening Light comparisons
See how Evening Light stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 22), opening up a space where Evening Light encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 22, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Evening Light reflects far more light (LRV 22 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 22, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (30 vs 22) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 22), opening up a space where Evening Light encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 22, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 22), opening up a space where Evening Light encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 22, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 22 vs 4, Evening Light is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 22), opening up a space where Evening Light encloses it.
Evening Light reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 22), opening up a space where Evening Light encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 22, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 22), opening up a space where Evening Light encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 22), opening up a space where Evening Light encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 22), opening up a space where Evening Light encloses it.
Evening Light reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 22), opening up a space where Evening Light encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 22, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 22, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 25 vs 22), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Evening Light reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 22), opening up a space where Evening Light encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (31 vs 22) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 22 vs 7, Evening Light is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 24 vs 22), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 57 vs 22, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.