Bracing Blue vs Griffin
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Bracing Blue belongs to the blue family and Griffin to the greige-grey family. Bracing Blue (LRV 25) reflects noticeably more light than Griffin (LRV 13), a difference of 12 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Bracing Blue runs cool while Griffin is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 23.7, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Bracing Blue vs Griffin in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Bracing Blue and Griffin 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
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 LRV gap is large enough that Bracing Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Griffin would.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Bracing Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Griffin.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Bracing Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Griffin.
Color Details
Bracing Blue vs Griffin Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Bracing Blue on one side and Griffin 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.