Svalbard Sea vs Dew Drop
Where Svalbard Sea belongs to Jotun's range, Dew Drop is a Sherwin-Williams color. Svalbard Sea reads as blue, while Dew Drop reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (69 vs 70), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. Both lean cool, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. At ΔE 1.8, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Svalbard Sea vs Dew Drop in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Svalbard Sea and Dew Drop 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 two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Svalbard Sea vs Dew Drop Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Svalbard Sea on one side and Dew Drop 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 Svalbard Sea comparisons
See how Svalbard Sea stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Svalbard Sea encloses it.
Svalbard Sea reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 52, Svalbard Sea is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 30, Svalbard Sea is decisively the brighter choice.
Svalbard Sea reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (69 vs 60) makes Svalbard Sea the marginally brighter of the two.
Svalbard Sea reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Svalbard Sea reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 43, Svalbard Sea is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 4, Svalbard Sea is decisively the brighter choice.
Svalbard Sea reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Svalbard Sea reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Svalbard Sea reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 69, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 21, Svalbard Sea is decisively the brighter choice.
Svalbard Sea reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Svalbard Sea encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 51, Svalbard Sea is decisively the brighter choice.
Svalbard Sea reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Svalbard Sea reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 69 vs 41, Svalbard Sea is decisively the brighter choice.
Svalbard Sea reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Svalbard Sea reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 31, Svalbard Sea is decisively the brighter choice.