Azure Tide vs Piazza
Where Azure Tide belongs to Sherwin-Williams's range, Piazza is a Tikkurila color. Hue-wise, Azure Tide belongs to the blue family and Piazza to the beige-greige family. Piazza (LRV 65) reflects noticeably more light than Azure Tide (LRV 12), a difference of 53 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 51.1, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Azure Tide vs Piazza in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Azure Tide and Piazza in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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. The LRV gap is large enough that Piazza will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Azure Tide would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Piazza reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Azure Tide.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Piazza reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Azure Tide.
Color Details
Azure Tide vs Piazza Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Azure Tide on one side and Piazza 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.
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