Bewitching Blue vs Honest Blue
Bewitching Blue and Honest Blue come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. These are both blues, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue to land. The 7-point LRV gap — 61 for Bewitching Blue vs 55 for Honest Blue — means Bewitching Blue 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 5.0 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Bewitching Blue vs Honest Blue in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Bewitching Blue and Honest Blue 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. Bewitching Blue reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Bewitching Blue has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Bewitching Blue has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The brightness difference is modest but present — Bewitching Blue gives the walls a little more lift.
House
A full exterior is the most demanding test for a paint color — scale and outdoor light both amplify differences that seem small on a swatch. Bewitching Blue has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Bewitching Blue vs Honest Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Bewitching Blue on one side and Honest 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 Bewitching Blue comparisons
See how Bewitching Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where Bewitching Blue encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (69 vs 61) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
Bewitching Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Bewitching Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 30, Bewitching Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Bewitching Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Bewitching Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Bewitching Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 43, Bewitching Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 4, Bewitching Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Bewitching Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Bewitching Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Bewitching Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 61, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 21, Bewitching Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 61), opening up a space where Bewitching Blue encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where Bewitching Blue encloses it.
Bewitching Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 61 vs 41, Bewitching Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (68 vs 61) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 25, Bewitching Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Bewitching Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Bewitching Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 31, Bewitching Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 7, Bewitching Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 24, Bewitching Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (61 vs 57) makes Bewitching Blue the marginally brighter of the two.