Delicate Blue vs Sky High paint color comparison

Delicate Blue vs Sky High

Delicate BlueLittle GreenevsSky HighSherwin-WilliamsΔE 3.1Noticeable difference

Where Delicate Blue belongs to Little Greene's range, Sky High is a Sherwin-Williams color. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Delicate Blue (LRV 82) reflects noticeably more light than Sky High (LRV 78), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Delicate Blue runs blue while Sky High is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Delicate Blue vs Sky High in Real Spaces

1 real room side by side. Delicate Blue and Sky High 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.

Bedroom

The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Delicate Blue reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.

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Color Details

Delicate Blue
Little Greene · 248
LRV82.1
BrandLittle Greene
Number248
UndertoneBlue
TemperatureCool
BrightnessLight
Sky High
Sherwin-Williams · 6504
LRV78.3
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number6504
Undertone
TemperatureCool
BrightnessLight

Delicate Blue vs Sky High Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Delicate Blue on one side and Sky High 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 Delicate Blue comparisons

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

Ammonite
Delicate Blue
Ammonite
Delicate Blue
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69
Little Greene
Delicate Blue
248 · LRV 82

At LRV 82 vs 69, Delicate Blue is decisively the brighter choice.

White Dove
Delicate Blue
White Dove
Delicate Blue
Little Greene
Delicate Blue
248 · LRV 82

With LRVs of 83 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Delicate Blue
Iron Ore
Delicate Blue
Iron Ore
Little Greene
Delicate Blue
248 · LRV 82

Delicate Blue reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.

Purbeck Stone
Delicate Blue
Purbeck Stone
Delicate Blue
Little Greene
Delicate Blue
248 · LRV 82

At LRV 82 vs 52, Delicate Blue is decisively the brighter choice.

Delicate Blue
Evergreen Fog
Delicate Blue
Evergreen Fog
Little Greene
Delicate Blue
248 · LRV 82

At LRV 82 vs 30, Delicate Blue is decisively the brighter choice.

Mizzle
Delicate Blue
Mizzle
Delicate Blue
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52
Little Greene
Delicate Blue
248 · LRV 82

Delicate Blue reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.

Delicate Blue
Agreeable Gray
Delicate Blue
Agreeable Gray
Little Greene
Delicate Blue
248 · LRV 82

At LRV 82 vs 60, Delicate Blue is decisively the brighter choice.

Delicate Blue
Accessible Beige
Delicate Blue
Accessible Beige
Little Greene
Delicate Blue
248 · LRV 82

Delicate Blue reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.

Denim Drift
Delicate Blue
Denim Drift
Delicate Blue
Little Greene
Delicate Blue
248 · LRV 82

Delicate Blue reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.

French Gray
Delicate Blue
French Gray
Delicate Blue
Little Greene
Delicate Blue
248 · LRV 82

At LRV 82 vs 43, Delicate Blue is decisively the brighter choice.

Delicate Blue
Naval
Delicate Blue
Naval
Little Greene
Delicate Blue
248 · LRV 82
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

At LRV 82 vs 4, Delicate Blue is decisively the brighter choice.

Tranquil Dawn
Delicate Blue
Tranquil Dawn
Delicate Blue
Little Greene
Delicate Blue
248 · LRV 82

Delicate Blue reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.

Bancha
Delicate Blue
Bancha
Delicate Blue
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13
Little Greene
Delicate Blue
248 · LRV 82

Delicate Blue reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.

Hardwick White
Delicate Blue
Hardwick White
Delicate Blue
Little Greene
Delicate Blue
248 · LRV 82

Delicate Blue reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.

Delicate Blue
Pure White
Delicate Blue
Pure White
Little Greene
Delicate Blue
248 · LRV 82

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Delicate Blue
Artichoke
Delicate Blue
Artichoke
Little Greene
Delicate Blue
248 · LRV 82
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

At LRV 82 vs 21, Delicate Blue is decisively the brighter choice.

Balboa Mist
Delicate Blue
Balboa Mist
Delicate Blue
Little Greene
Delicate Blue
248 · LRV 82

Delicate Blue reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.

Delicate Blue
Shoji White
Delicate Blue
Shoji White
Little Greene
Delicate Blue
248 · LRV 82

Delicate Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Delicate Blue
Snowbound
Delicate Blue
Snowbound
Little Greene
Delicate Blue
248 · LRV 82
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

With LRVs of 83 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Pigeon
Delicate Blue
Pigeon
Delicate Blue
Farrow & Ball
Pigeon
LRV 51
Little Greene
Delicate Blue
248 · LRV 82

At LRV 82 vs 51, Delicate Blue is decisively the brighter choice.

Delicate Blue
Pewter Green
Delicate Blue
Pewter Green
Little Greene
Delicate Blue
248 · LRV 82

Delicate Blue reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.

Duck Green
Delicate Blue
Duck Green
Delicate Blue
Little Greene
Delicate Blue
248 · LRV 82

Delicate Blue reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.

Skimming Stone
Delicate Blue
Skimming Stone
Delicate Blue
Little Greene
Delicate Blue
248 · LRV 82

Delicate Blue reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.

Dix Blue
Delicate Blue
Dix Blue
Delicate Blue
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41
Little Greene
Delicate Blue
248 · LRV 82

At LRV 82 vs 41, Delicate Blue is decisively the brighter choice.

Delicate Blue
Hicks' Blue
Delicate Blue
Hicks' Blue

Delicate Blue vs Hicks' Blue

Delicate Blue
Slaked Lime Deep
Delicate Blue
Slaked Lime Deep

Delicate Blue vs Slaked Lime Deep

Vintage Vogue
Delicate Blue
Vintage Vogue
Delicate Blue
Little Greene
Delicate Blue
248 · LRV 82

Delicate Blue reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.

Delicate Blue
Livid
Delicate Blue
Livid
Little Greene
Delicate Blue
248 · LRV 82

Delicate Blue vs Livid

Saybrook Sage
Delicate Blue
Saybrook Sage
Delicate Blue
Little Greene
Delicate Blue
248 · LRV 82

Delicate Blue reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.

Delicate Blue
Pale Green
Delicate Blue
Pale Green
Little Greene
Delicate Blue
248 · LRV 82
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

At LRV 82 vs 31, Delicate Blue is decisively the brighter choice.