Azure Tide vs Endless Sea paint color comparison

Azure Tide vs Endless Sea

Azure Tide and Endless Sea come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 4-point LRV gap — 12 for Azure Tide vs 9 for Endless Sea — means Azure Tide will open up a space more effectively. Both share a cool character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. ΔE 8.6 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Azure Tide vs Endless Sea in Real Spaces

3 real rooms side by side. Azure Tide and Endless Sea 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

A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Azure Tide reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.

Azure TideSw 9684 Living Room

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Endless SeaEndless Sea Living Room

@sda_paint

Bedroom

Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Azure Tide has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

Azure TideSherwin Williams Azure Tide Bedroom

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Endless SeaSherwin Williams Endless Sea Bedroom

@aglae_conception

Kitchen Cabinets

Cabinet color is always seen in context — against countertops, backsplash, and hardware — which amplifies undertone differences that might disappear on a plain wall. Azure Tide has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

Azure TideSherwin Williams Azure Tide Kitchen Cabinets

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Endless SeaSw Endless Sea Kitchen Cabinets

@glenbrookcabinetry

Color Details

Azure Tide
Sherwin-Williams · 9684
LRV12.3
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number9684
Undertone—
TemperatureCool
BrightnessDark
Endless Sea
Sherwin-Williams · 9150
LRV8.7
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number9150
Undertone—
TemperatureCool
BrightnessDark

Azure Tide vs Endless Sea Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Azure Tide on one side and Endless Sea on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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.