Bluesy Note vs Honest Blue
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 55 vs 31, Honest Blue will read as the brighter of the two — a 24-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a cool quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 19.1, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Bluesy Note vs Honest Blue in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Bluesy Note and Honest Blue 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. Honest Blue 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 Honest Blue 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 Honest Blue 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. Honest Blue 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 Honest Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Bluesy Note would.
Color Details
Bluesy Note vs Honest Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Bluesy Note on one side and Honest Blue 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.