Icy Blue vs Creamy
Where Icy Blue belongs to Jotun's range, Creamy is a Sherwin-Williams color. Icy Blue reads as blue-grey, while Creamy reads as beige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Creamy (LRV 81) reflects noticeably more light than Icy Blue (LRV 25), a difference of 56 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Icy Blue runs cool while Creamy is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 36.5, 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 7 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Icy Blue vs Creamy in Real Spaces
7 real rooms side by side. Seeing Icy Blue and Creamy 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 Creamy will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Icy Blue 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. Creamy reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Icy Blue.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Creamy reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Icy Blue.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Creamy returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Creamy reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Icy Blue.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Creamy reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Icy Blue.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Creamy reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Icy Blue.
Color Details
Icy Blue vs Creamy Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Icy Blue on one side and Creamy 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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