Crushed Ice vs Soulful Blue
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Crushed Ice reads as greige-grey, while Soulful Blue reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 66 vs 20, Crushed Ice will read as the brighter of the two — a 45-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Crushed Ice's warm character against Soulful Blue's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 36.3, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Crushed Ice vs Soulful Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Crushed Ice 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
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Crushed Ice will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Soulful Blue would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Crushed Ice will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Soulful Blue would.
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 Crushed Ice will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Soulful Blue would.
Color Details
Crushed Ice vs Soulful Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Crushed Ice 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 Crushed Ice comparisons
See how Crushed Ice stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 66 vs 6, Crushed Ice is decisively the brighter choice.
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Crushed Ice reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 52, Crushed Ice is decisively the brighter choice.
Crushed Ice reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (66 vs 58) makes Crushed Ice the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 66 vs 27, Crushed Ice is decisively the brighter choice.
Crushed Ice reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Crushed Ice reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (66 vs 55) makes Crushed Ice the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 66 vs 13, Crushed Ice is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 44, Crushed Ice is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 66), opening up a space where Crushed Ice encloses it.
Crushed Ice reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (74 vs 66) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 66, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 12, Crushed Ice is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Crushed Ice reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Crushed Ice reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 12, Crushed Ice is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 45, Crushed Ice is decisively the brighter choice.
Crushed Ice reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Crushed Ice reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Crushed Ice reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Crushed Ice reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.