Bagel vs Soulful Blue
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Hue-wise, Bagel belongs to the beige family and Soulful Blue to the blue-grey family. At LRV 50 vs 20, Bagel will read as the brighter of the two — a 29-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Bagel's warm character against Soulful Blue's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 41.9, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Bagel vs Soulful Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Bagel and Soulful Blue in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Bagel will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Soulful Blue would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Bagel will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Soulful Blue would.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Bagel will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Soulful Blue would.
Color Details
Bagel vs Soulful Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Bagel on one side and Soulful 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 Bagel comparisons
See how Bagel stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 50), opening up a space where Bagel encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 50 vs 30, Bagel is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (60 vs 50) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Bagel reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (50 vs 43) makes Bagel the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Bagel reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 50, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 50), opening up a space where Bagel encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 50), opening up a space where Bagel encloses it.
Bagel reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 50), opening up a space where Bagel encloses it.
Bagel reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Bagel reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 50 vs 31, Bagel is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 50 vs 24, Bagel is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (57 vs 50) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.