Songbird vs Dover Surf
Where Songbird belongs to PPG's range, Dover Surf is a Valspar color. These are both blues, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue to land. Songbird (LRV 61) reflects noticeably more light than Dover Surf (LRV 53), a difference of 8 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 15.2, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Songbird vs Dover Surf Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Songbird on one side and Dover Surf 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 Songbird comparisons
See how Songbird stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where Songbird encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Songbird the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 30, Songbird is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Songbird reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Songbird reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 43, Songbird is decisively the brighter choice.
Songbird reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Songbird reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 61, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 61), opening up a space where Songbird encloses it.
Songbird reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Songbird reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Songbird reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 31, Songbird is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 7, Songbird is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 24, Songbird is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (61 vs 57) makes Songbird the marginally brighter of the two.