Dress Blues vs Griffin
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Dress Blues belongs to the blue family and Griffin to the greige-grey family. Griffin (LRV 13) reflects noticeably more light than Dress Blues (LRV 5), a difference of 8 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Dress Blues runs cool while Griffin is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 31.8, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dress Blues vs Griffin in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Dress Blues and Griffin 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Griffin gives the walls a little more lift.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Griffin reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Dress Blues vs Griffin Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dress Blues on one side and Griffin 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.
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