Misty Surf vs Billowy Breeze
Where Misty Surf belongs to PPG's range, Billowy Breeze is a Sherwin-Williams color. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (55 vs 55), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Misty Surf vs Billowy Breeze in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Misty Surf and Billowy Breeze 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. 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.
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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. 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
Misty Surf vs Billowy Breeze Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Misty Surf on one side and Billowy Breeze 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 Misty Surf comparisons
See how Misty Surf stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 55 vs 6, Misty Surf is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 3-point LRV gap (55 vs 52) makes Misty Surf the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 55 vs 27, Misty Surf is decisively the brighter choice.
Misty Surf reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Misty Surf reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 55 vs 13, Misty Surf is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (55 vs 44) makes Misty Surf the marginally brighter of the two.
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A 11-point LRV gap (66 vs 55) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 55, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 55, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 12, Misty Surf is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 55, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Misty Surf reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 55), opening up a space where Misty Surf encloses it.
Misty Surf reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 12, Misty Surf is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (55 vs 45) makes Misty Surf the marginally brighter of the two.
Misty Surf reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Misty Surf reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Misty Surf reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
With LRVs of 57 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.