Blustery Sky vs Fired Brick
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Hue-wise, Blustery Sky belongs to the blue-grey family and Fired Brick to the pink-red family. At LRV 22 vs 8, Blustery Sky will read as the brighter of the two — a 14-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Blustery Sky's cool character against Fired Brick's warm — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 52.4, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Blustery Sky vs Fired Brick in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Blustery Sky and Fired Brick in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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 Blustery Sky will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Fired Brick would.
Color Details
Blustery Sky vs Fired Brick Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Blustery Sky on one side and Fired Brick 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 Blustery Sky comparisons
See how Blustery Sky stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 22, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 22), opening up a space where Blustery Sky encloses it.
At LRV 22 vs 6, Blustery Sky is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 22), opening up a space where Blustery Sky encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 22, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 22), opening up a space where Blustery Sky encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 22, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (27 vs 22) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 22), opening up a space where Blustery Sky encloses it.
Blustery Sky reflects far more light (LRV 22 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 22, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (22 vs 13) makes Blustery Sky the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 22, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 22), opening up a space where Blustery Sky encloses it.
With LRVs of 22 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 66 vs 22, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 22, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 22, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (22 vs 12) makes Blustery Sky the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 22, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 22), opening up a space where Blustery Sky encloses it.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 22), opening up a space where Blustery Sky encloses it.
Treron reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (22 vs 12) makes Blustery Sky the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 22, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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With LRVs of 24 and 22, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 22), opening up a space where Blustery Sky encloses it.