Adventure Orange vs Wondrous Blue
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Adventure Orange belongs to the beige family and Wondrous Blue to the blue family. Wondrous Blue (LRV 59) reflects noticeably more light than Adventure Orange (LRV 42), a difference of 17 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Adventure Orange runs warm while Wondrous Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 59.7, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Adventure Orange vs Wondrous Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Adventure Orange and Wondrous Blue in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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. Wondrous Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Adventure Orange.
Color Details
Adventure Orange vs Wondrous Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Adventure Orange on one side and Wondrous Blue 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 Adventure Orange comparisons
See how Adventure Orange stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 42 vs 30, Adventure Orange is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 60 vs 42, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 42), opening up a space where Adventure Orange encloses it.
Adventure Orange reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 42 vs 4, Adventure Orange is decisively the brighter choice.
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With LRVs of 44 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 42, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 42 vs 21, Adventure Orange is decisively the brighter choice.
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Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 42), opening up a space where Adventure Orange encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 42), opening up a space where Adventure Orange encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (51 vs 42) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Adventure Orange reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
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Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 42), opening up a space where Adventure Orange encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Adventure Orange reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 11-point LRV gap (42 vs 31) makes Adventure Orange the marginally brighter of the two.