Bewitching Blue vs Yarrow
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Bewitching Blue reads as blue, while Yarrow reads as beige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Bewitching Blue (LRV 61) reflects noticeably more light than Yarrow (LRV 48), a difference of 13 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Bewitching Blue runs cool while Yarrow is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 63.5, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Bewitching Blue vs Yarrow in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Bewitching Blue and Yarrow in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Bewitching Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Yarrow.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Bewitching Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Yarrow would.
Color Details
Bewitching Blue vs Yarrow Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Bewitching Blue on one side and Yarrow 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.
A 7-point LRV gap (69 vs 61) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove 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 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.
A 11-point LRV gap (61 vs 51) makes Bewitching Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Bewitching Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Bewitching Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck 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.
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.