Svalbard Sea vs Bone China Blue - Mid
Where Svalbard Sea belongs to Jotun's range, Bone China Blue - Mid is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Svalbard Sea belongs to the blue family and Bone China Blue - Mid to the blue-grey family. Svalbard Sea (LRV 69) reflects noticeably more light than Bone China Blue - Mid (LRV 65), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Svalbard Sea runs cool while Bone China Blue - Mid is decidedly green, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 4.4 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.
Svalbard Sea vs Bone China Blue - Mid in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Svalbard Sea and Bone China Blue - Mid 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 — Svalbard Sea gives the walls a little more lift.
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. Svalbard Sea reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Svalbard Sea vs Bone China Blue - Mid Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Svalbard Sea on one side and Bone China Blue - Mid 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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