Dockside Blue vs Stardew
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Dockside Blue belongs to the blue family and Stardew to the blue-grey family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (43 vs 43), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. Both lean cool, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. The ΔE 4.0 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dockside Blue vs Stardew in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Dockside Blue and Stardew are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Dockside Blue vs Stardew Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dockside Blue on one side and Stardew 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 Dockside Blue comparisons
See how Dockside Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 43), opening up a space where Dockside Blue encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 43, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Dockside Blue reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (52 vs 43) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 43 vs 30, Dockside Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 43, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 43), opening up a space where Dockside Blue encloses it.
Dockside Blue reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 43 vs 4, Dockside Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Dockside Blue reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
With LRVs of 44 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 43, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 43 vs 21, Dockside Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 43), opening up a space where Dockside Blue encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 43), opening up a space where Dockside Blue encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 43), opening up a space where Dockside Blue encloses it.
Dockside Blue reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 43), opening up a space where Dockside Blue encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 68 vs 43, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 43 vs 25, Dockside Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Dockside Blue reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 12-point LRV gap (43 vs 31) makes Dockside Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 43 vs 7, Dockside Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 43 vs 24, Dockside Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 43, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.