Crescent Moon vs Revel Blue
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Crescent Moon belongs to the beige-yellow family and Revel Blue to the blue family. Crescent Moon (LRV 87) reflects noticeably more light than Revel Blue (LRV 14), a difference of 73 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Crescent Moon runs warm while Revel Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 60.5, 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 6 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Crescent Moon vs Revel Blue in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Crescent Moon and Revel Blue 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 Crescent Moon will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Revel Blue 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. Crescent Moon reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Revel Blue.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Crescent Moon reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Revel Blue.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Crescent Moon returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Crescent Moon reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Revel Blue.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Crescent Moon will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Revel Blue would.
Color Details
Crescent Moon vs Revel Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Crescent Moon on one side and Revel 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 Crescent Moon comparisons
See how Crescent Moon stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Crescent Moon reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 87 vs 69, Crescent Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
Crescent Moon reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 52, Crescent Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 30, Crescent Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
Crescent Moon reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 60, Crescent Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
Crescent Moon reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Crescent Moon reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 43, Crescent Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 4, Crescent Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
Crescent Moon reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Crescent Moon reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Crescent Moon reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (87 vs 84) makes Crescent Moon the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 87 vs 21, Crescent Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
Crescent Moon reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Crescent Moon reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 74), opening up a space where Shoji White encloses it.
Crescent Moon reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Crescent Moon reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Crescent Moon reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 41, Crescent Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 68, Crescent Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 25, Crescent Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
Crescent Moon reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Crescent Moon reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 31, Crescent Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 7, Crescent Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 24, Crescent Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 57, Crescent Moon is decisively the brighter choice.