Aquitaine vs Ebbtide
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Ebbtide (LRV 41) reflects noticeably more light than Aquitaine (LRV 38), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean cool, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Aquitaine vs Ebbtide in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Aquitaine and Ebbtide 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.
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. Ebbtide reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Ebbtide reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Aquitaine vs Ebbtide Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Aquitaine on one side and Ebbtide 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 Aquitaine comparisons
See how Aquitaine stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 60 vs 38, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 38), opening up a space where Aquitaine encloses it.
Aquitaine reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (43 vs 38) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 38), opening up a space where Aquitaine encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 38, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 38), opening up a space where Aquitaine encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 38), opening up a space where Aquitaine encloses it.
Aquitaine reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 38), opening up a space where Aquitaine encloses it.
Aquitaine reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (38 vs 31) makes Aquitaine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 38 vs 7, Aquitaine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 38 vs 24, Aquitaine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 38, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.