Icy Blue vs Roman Plaster

Icy BlueJotunvsRoman PlasterLittle GreeneΔE 27.6Very different colors

Where Icy Blue belongs to Jotun's range, Roman Plaster is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Icy Blue belongs to the blue-grey family and Roman Plaster to the beige-greige family. Roman Plaster (LRV 44) reflects noticeably more light than Icy Blue (LRV 25), a difference of 19 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Icy Blue runs cool while Roman Plaster is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 27.6, 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.

Icy Blue vs Roman Plaster in Real Spaces

4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Icy Blue and Roman Plaster 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 Roman Plaster will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Icy Blue would.

Icy BlueJotun Icy Blue living room color review

@pictureit.no

Roman PlasterLittle Greene Roman Plaster living room paint

@madcottagelife

Bedroom

The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Roman Plaster reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Icy Blue.

Icy BlueJotun Icy Blue bedroom inspiration

@tinaspidsberg_rye

Roman PlasterLittle Greene Roman Plaster bedroom inspiration

@arthurleeinteriors

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. Roman Plaster reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Icy Blue.

Icy BlueJotun Blåis bathroom interior

@emmas.hemma

Roman PlasterLittle Greene Roman Plaster 31 bathroom

@house_bythebrook

Kitchen Cabinets

Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Roman Plaster reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Icy Blue.

Icy BlueJotun Blåis kitchen cabinets

@olderbakken1870

Roman PlasterRoman Plaster kitchen cabinets

@lastinteriordesign

Color Details

Icy Blue
Jotun · 5044
Hex#808d92
LRV25.5
BrandJotun
Number5044
Undertone
TemperatureCool
BrightnessMedium
Roman Plaster
Little Greene · 31
Hex#bfb08f
LRV44.1
BrandLittle Greene
Number31
UndertoneRed
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium

Icy Blue vs Roman Plaster Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Icy Blue on one side and Roman Plaster on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Icy Blue comparisons

See how Icy Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Icy Blue
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove is the lighter choice

Ammonite
Icy Blue
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite is the lighter choice

Iron Ore
Icy Blue
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Icy Blue reads noticeably lighter

Purbeck Stone
Icy Blue
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Purbeck Stone is the lighter choice

Evergreen Fog
Icy Blue
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter

Mizzle
Icy Blue
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Mizzle is the lighter choice

Agreeable Gray
Icy Blue
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Agreeable Gray is the lighter choice

Denim Drift
Icy Blue
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Nearly identical in tone

Tranquil Dawn
Icy Blue
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Tranquil Dawn is the lighter choice

Balboa Mist
Icy Blue
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Balboa Mist is the lighter choice

Vintage Vogue
Icy Blue
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Icy Blue reads noticeably lighter

Pale Green
Icy Blue
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Pale Green reads slightly lighter

Pine Needle
Icy Blue
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Icy Blue reads noticeably lighter

Cement grey
Icy Blue
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Nearly identical in tone

Black grey
Icy Blue
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Icy Blue reads noticeably lighter

Piazza
Icy Blue
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Piazza is the lighter choice

Humble Yellow
Icy Blue
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Humble Yellow is the lighter choice

Windmill Lane
Icy Blue
Windmill Lane
Little Greene
Windmill Lane
LRV 31

Windmill Lane reads slightly lighter

Senses
Icy Blue
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Senses reads noticeably lighter

Lamp Black
Icy Blue
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Icy Blue reads noticeably lighter

Washed Linen
Icy Blue
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Washed Linen is the lighter choice

Tea with Florence
Icy Blue
Tea with Florence
Little Greene
Tea with Florence
LRV 18

Icy Blue reads slightly lighter

Thames Fog
Icy Blue
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Nearly identical in tone

Ocean Abyss
Icy Blue
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Icy Blue reads noticeably lighter

Classic Silver
Icy Blue
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Classic Silver reads noticeably lighter

Teton Blue
Icy Blue
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Teton Blue reads slightly lighter

RAL 110-2
Icy Blue
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

RAL 110-2 is the lighter choice

RAL 110-1
Icy Blue
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

RAL 110-1 is the lighter choice

Paper
Icy Blue
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper is the lighter choice

Passageway
Icy Blue
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Icy Blue reads slightly lighter