Blue Cruise vs Truly Taupe
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Blue Cruise reads as blue, while Truly Taupe reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Truly Taupe (LRV 35) reflects noticeably more light than Blue Cruise (LRV 26), a difference of 10 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Blue Cruise runs cool while Truly Taupe is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 27.0, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Blue Cruise vs Truly Taupe in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Blue Cruise and Truly Taupe 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Truly Taupe will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Blue Cruise would.
Color Details
Blue Cruise vs Truly Taupe Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Blue Cruise on one side and Truly Taupe 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.
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