Bewitching Blue vs Wondrous Blue
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. These are both blues, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue to land. With LRVs of 61 and 59, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. They share a cool quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. With a ΔE of 2.0, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Bewitching Blue vs Wondrous Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Bewitching Blue and Wondrous 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.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Bewitching Blue vs Wondrous Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Bewitching Blue on one side and Wondrous 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.