Champagne vs Favorite Jeans
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Champagne belongs to the beige family and Favorite Jeans to the blue family. Champagne (LRV 78) reflects noticeably more light than Favorite Jeans (LRV 35), a difference of 44 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Champagne runs warm while Favorite Jeans is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 34.5, 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.
Champagne vs Favorite Jeans in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Champagne and Favorite Jeans 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 Champagne will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Favorite Jeans would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Champagne reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Favorite Jeans.
Mudroom
Mudrooms are seen in passing, often under whatever light comes through the door — a context that favors colors with some depth. Champagne returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Champagne vs Favorite Jeans Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Champagne on one side and Favorite Jeans 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.