Blushing vs Loyal Blue
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Blushing belongs to the beige-pink family and Loyal Blue to the blue family. Blushing (LRV 68) reflects noticeably more light than Loyal Blue (LRV 5), a difference of 63 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Blushing runs warm while Loyal Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 69.0, 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.
Blushing vs Loyal Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Blushing and Loyal Blue in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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. Blushing reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Loyal Blue.
Color Details
Blushing vs Loyal Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Blushing on one side and Loyal 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 Blushing comparisons
See how Blushing stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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A 10-point LRV gap (68 vs 58) makes Blushing the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 27, Blushing is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 68 vs 55, Blushing is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 44, Blushing is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 68), opening up a space where Blushing encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (74 vs 68) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 12, Blushing is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 68 vs 12, Blushing is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 45, Blushing is decisively the brighter choice.
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Blushing reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.