Blithe Blue vs Little Blue Box
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Little Blue Box (LRV 49) reflects noticeably more light than Blithe Blue (LRV 46), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean cool, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. The ΔE 8.0 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Blithe Blue vs Little Blue Box in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Blithe Blue and Little Blue Box 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.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
Blithe Blue vs Little Blue Box Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Blithe Blue on one side and Little Blue Box 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 Blithe Blue comparisons
See how Blithe Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 46), opening up a space where Blithe Blue encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 46, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Blithe Blue reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (52 vs 46) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 46 vs 30, Blithe Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 46, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Blithe Blue reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 46 vs 4, Blithe Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Blithe Blue reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
With LRVs of 46 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 46, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 21, Blithe Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 46), opening up a space where Blithe Blue encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 46), opening up a space where Blithe Blue encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 46), opening up a space where Blithe Blue encloses it.
Blithe Blue reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 46), opening up a space where Blithe Blue encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (46 vs 41) makes Blithe Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 46, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 25, Blithe Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Blithe Blue reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 46 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 46 vs 31, Blithe Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 7, Blithe Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 24, Blithe Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (57 vs 46) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.