Livid vs Adrift
Where Livid belongs to Little Greene's range, Adrift is a Sherwin-Williams color. Livid reads as blue-green, while Adrift reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Adrift has an LRV of 37. Livid runs green while Adrift is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 20.7, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Livid vs Adrift in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Livid and Adrift 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. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
Livid vs Adrift Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Livid on one side and Adrift 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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