Bluesy Note vs Crescent Moon
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Hue-wise, Bluesy Note belongs to the blue family and Crescent Moon to the beige-yellow family. At LRV 87 vs 31, Crescent Moon will read as the brighter of the two — a 56-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Bluesy Note's cool character against Crescent Moon's warm — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 44.2, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 10 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Bluesy Note vs Crescent Moon in Real Spaces
10 real rooms side by side. Seeing Bluesy Note and Crescent Moon 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. Crescent Moon returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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 Crescent Moon will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Bluesy Note would.
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 Crescent Moon will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Bluesy Note would.
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. Crescent Moon reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Bluesy Note.
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 Crescent Moon will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Bluesy Note would.
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 Crescent Moon will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Bluesy Note would.
Mudroom
A mudroom color needs to hold up under the most casual scrutiny: a glance as you're coming and going, often in mixed or artificial light. Crescent Moon reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Bluesy Note.
Patio
Patio colors are seen under changing outdoor light throughout the day — morning, midday, and golden hour each reveal different qualities. Crescent Moon reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Bluesy Note.
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 Crescent Moon will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Bluesy Note would.
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. Crescent Moon returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Bluesy Note vs Crescent Moon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Bluesy Note on one side and Crescent Moon 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 Bluesy Note comparisons
See how Bluesy Note stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Bluesy Note encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 31, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Bluesy Note reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 31, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 31), opening up a space where Bluesy Note encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 31, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 31), opening up a space where Bluesy Note encloses it.
Bluesy Note reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 31, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 31 vs 4, Bluesy Note is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 31), opening up a space where Bluesy Note encloses it.
Bluesy Note reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 31), opening up a space where Bluesy Note encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 31, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (31 vs 21) makes Bluesy Note the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 31), opening up a space where Bluesy Note encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 31), opening up a space where Bluesy Note encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Bluesy Note encloses it.
Bluesy Note reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 31), opening up a space where Bluesy Note encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (41 vs 31) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 31, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (31 vs 25) makes Bluesy Note the marginally brighter of the two.
Bluesy Note reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 31), opening up a space where Bluesy Note encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 31 vs 7, Bluesy Note is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (31 vs 24) makes Bluesy Note the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 31, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.