Cold Foam vs Soulful Blue
Cold Foam and Soulful Blue come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Hue-wise, Cold Foam belongs to the beige-greige family and Soulful Blue to the blue-grey family. The 64-point LRV gap — 84 for Cold Foam vs 20 for Soulful Blue — means Cold Foam will open up a space more effectively. Where Cold Foam leans warm, Soulful Blue reads cool — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 44.7 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cold Foam vs Soulful Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cold Foam and Soulful Blue in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Cold Foam returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Cold Foam returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
House
A full exterior is the most demanding test for a paint color — scale and outdoor light both amplify differences that seem small on a swatch. Cold Foam returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Cold Foam vs Soulful Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cold Foam on one side and Soulful 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 Cold Foam comparisons
See how Cold Foam stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Cold Foam reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Cold Foam reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Cold Foam reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 58, Cold Foam is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 27, Cold Foam is decisively the brighter choice.
Cold Foam reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 55, Cold Foam is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 44, Cold Foam is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 66, Cold Foam is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (84 vs 74) makes Cold Foam the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 84 vs 12, Cold Foam is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 68, Cold Foam is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 12, Cold Foam is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 45, Cold Foam is decisively the brighter choice.
Cold Foam reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Cold Foam reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Cold Foam reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Cold Foam reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.