Blue Bauble vs Snowbound

Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Blue Bauble reads as blue, while Snowbound reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 83 vs 66, Snowbound will read as the brighter of the two — a 16-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Blue Bauble's cool character against Snowbound's warm — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 20.1, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 8 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Blue Bauble vs Snowbound in Real Spaces

8 real rooms side by side. Seeing Blue Bauble and Snowbound in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.

Living Room

Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Snowbound returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Blue BaubleA elegant living room painted in Blue Bauble

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SnowboundSnowbound SW 7004 living room

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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 Snowbound will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Blue Bauble would.

Blue BaubleA scandinavian bedroom painted in Blue Bauble

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SnowboundBedroom painted in Sherwin-Williams Snowbound

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Kitchen

Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Snowbound will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Blue Bauble would.

Blue BaubleBlue Bauble — vintage kitchen

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SnowboundSherwin Williams Snowbound kitchen cabinets

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Dining Room

Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Snowbound reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Blue Bauble.

Blue BaubleBlue Bauble paint in a mid century dining room

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SnowboundSw 7004 Dining Room

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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 Snowbound will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Blue Bauble would.

Blue BaubleBlue Bauble — minimalist bathroom

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SnowboundWhite bathroom in Snowbound by Sherwin Williams

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Home Office

In a home office, wall color sits in your peripheral vision for hours at a time, so temperature and undertone matter more than you might expect. The LRV gap is large enough that Snowbound will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Blue Bauble would.

Blue BaubleSherwin-Williams Blue Bauble in a warm home office

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SnowboundSW 7004 home office inspiration

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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 Snowbound will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Blue Bauble would.

Blue BaubleBlue Bauble color — traditional house inspiration

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SnowboundSnowbound house color review

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Front Door

Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. Snowbound returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Blue Baublemediterranean front door featuring Blue Bauble by Sherwin-Williams

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SnowboundWhite front door with Snowbound SW 7004

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Color Details

Blue Bauble
Sherwin-Williams · 6948
Hex#ABDEE3
LRV66.4
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number6948
Undertone
TemperatureCool
BrightnessLight
Snowbound
Sherwin-Williams · 7004
Hex#EDEAE5
LRV82.8
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number7004
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight

Blue Bauble vs Snowbound Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Blue Bauble on one side and Snowbound on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Blue Bauble comparisons

See how Blue Bauble stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Blue Bauble
White Dove
Blue Bauble
Sherwin-Williams
Blue Bauble
6948 · LRV 66

At LRV 83 vs 66, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Ammonite
Blue Bauble
Ammonite
Blue Bauble
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69
Sherwin-Williams
Blue Bauble
6948 · LRV 66

With LRVs of 69 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Blue Bauble
Iron Ore
Blue Bauble
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Blue Bauble
6948 · LRV 66

At LRV 66 vs 6, Blue Bauble is decisively the brighter choice.

Purbeck Stone
Blue Bauble
Purbeck Stone
Blue Bauble
Sherwin-Williams
Blue Bauble
6948 · LRV 66

Blue Bauble reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.

Blue Bauble
Evergreen Fog
Blue Bauble
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Blue Bauble
6948 · LRV 66

Blue Bauble reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.

Mizzle
Blue Bauble
Mizzle
Blue Bauble
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52
Sherwin-Williams
Blue Bauble
6948 · LRV 66

At LRV 66 vs 52, Blue Bauble is decisively the brighter choice.

Agreeable Gray
Blue Bauble
Agreeable Gray
Blue Bauble
Sherwin-Williams
Blue Bauble
6948 · LRV 66

Blue Bauble reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Accessible Beige
Blue Bauble
Accessible Beige
Blue Bauble
Sherwin-Williams
Blue Bauble
6948 · LRV 66

A 9-point LRV gap (66 vs 58) makes Blue Bauble the marginally brighter of the two.

Denim Drift
Blue Bauble
Denim Drift
Blue Bauble
Sherwin-Williams
Blue Bauble
6948 · LRV 66

At LRV 66 vs 27, Blue Bauble is decisively the brighter choice.

French Gray
Blue Bauble
French Gray
Blue Bauble
Sherwin-Williams
Blue Bauble
6948 · LRV 66

Blue Bauble reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.

Blue Bauble
Naval
Blue Bauble
Naval
Sherwin-Williams
Blue Bauble
6948 · LRV 66
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Blue Bauble reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Tranquil Dawn
Blue Bauble
Tranquil Dawn
Blue Bauble
Sherwin-Williams
Blue Bauble
6948 · LRV 66

A 11-point LRV gap (66 vs 55) makes Blue Bauble the marginally brighter of the two.

Bancha
Blue Bauble
Bancha
Blue Bauble
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13
Sherwin-Williams
Blue Bauble
6948 · LRV 66

At LRV 66 vs 13, Blue Bauble is decisively the brighter choice.

Hardwick White
Blue Bauble
Hardwick White
Blue Bauble
Sherwin-Williams
Blue Bauble
6948 · LRV 66

At LRV 66 vs 44, Blue Bauble is decisively the brighter choice.

Blue Bauble
Pure White
Blue Bauble
Pure White
Sherwin-Williams
Blue Bauble
6948 · LRV 66

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 66), opening up a space where Blue Bauble encloses it.

Artichoke
Blue Bauble
Artichoke
Blue Bauble
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21
Sherwin-Williams
Blue Bauble
6948 · LRV 66

Blue Bauble reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.

Balboa Mist
Blue Bauble
Balboa Mist
Blue Bauble
Sherwin-Williams
Blue Bauble
6948 · LRV 66

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Blue Bauble
Shoji White
Blue Bauble
Shoji White
Sherwin-Williams
Blue Bauble
6948 · LRV 66

A 8-point LRV gap (74 vs 66) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.

Blue Bauble
Pewter Green
Blue Bauble
Pewter Green
Sherwin-Williams
Blue Bauble
6948 · LRV 66

At LRV 66 vs 12, Blue Bauble is decisively the brighter choice.

Skimming Stone
Blue Bauble
Skimming Stone
Blue Bauble
Sherwin-Williams
Blue Bauble
6948 · LRV 66

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Dix Blue
Blue Bauble
Dix Blue
Blue Bauble
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41
Sherwin-Williams
Blue Bauble
6948 · LRV 66

Blue Bauble reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.

Calamine
Blue Bauble
Calamine
Blue Bauble
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68
Sherwin-Williams
Blue Bauble
6948 · LRV 66

With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Treron
Blue Bauble
Treron
Blue Bauble
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25
Sherwin-Williams
Blue Bauble
6948 · LRV 66

Blue Bauble reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.

Vintage Vogue
Blue Bauble
Vintage Vogue
Blue Bauble
Sherwin-Williams
Blue Bauble
6948 · LRV 66

At LRV 66 vs 12, Blue Bauble is decisively the brighter choice.

Saybrook Sage
Blue Bauble
Saybrook Sage
Blue Bauble
Sherwin-Williams
Blue Bauble
6948 · LRV 66

At LRV 66 vs 45, Blue Bauble is decisively the brighter choice.

Pale Green
Blue Bauble
Pale Green
Blue Bauble
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31
Sherwin-Williams
Blue Bauble
6948 · LRV 66

Blue Bauble reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.

Pine Needle
Blue Bauble
Pine Needle
Blue Bauble
Sherwin-Williams
Blue Bauble
6948 · LRV 66

Blue Bauble reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.

Cement grey
Blue Bauble
Cement grey
Blue Bauble
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24
Sherwin-Williams
Blue Bauble
6948 · LRV 66

Blue Bauble reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.

Guilford Green
Blue Bauble
Guilford Green
Blue Bauble
Sherwin-Williams
Blue Bauble
6948 · LRV 66

Blue Bauble reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Just Walnut
Blue Bauble
Just Walnut
Blue Bauble
Sherwin-Williams
Blue Bauble
6948 · LRV 66

Just Walnut reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.