Blue Iris vs Site White
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Blue Iris reads as blue-grey, while Site White reads as grey-white — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (73 vs 73), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. Both lean neutral, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. At ΔE 2.1, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Blue Iris vs Site White in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Blue Iris and Site White 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.
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 two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Blue Iris vs Site White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Blue Iris on one side and Site White 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 Blue Iris comparisons
See how Blue Iris stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 10-point LRV gap (83 vs 73) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Blue Iris reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Blue Iris reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Blue Iris reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 58, Blue Iris is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 27, Blue Iris is decisively the brighter choice.
Blue Iris reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 55, Blue Iris is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 44, Blue Iris is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (73 vs 66) makes Blue Iris the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Blue Iris is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (73 vs 68) makes Blue Iris the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Blue Iris is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 45, Blue Iris is decisively the brighter choice.
Blue Iris reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Blue Iris reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Blue Iris reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Blue Iris reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.