Dromedary Camel vs Soulful Blue
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Dromedary Camel belongs to the beige family and Soulful Blue to the blue-grey family. Dromedary Camel (LRV 44) reflects noticeably more light than Soulful Blue (LRV 20), a difference of 24 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Dromedary Camel runs warm while Soulful Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 41.1, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dromedary Camel vs Soulful Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Dromedary Camel 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
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Dromedary Camel reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Soulful Blue.
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. Dromedary Camel reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Soulful Blue.
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. Dromedary Camel reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Soulful Blue.
Color Details
Dromedary Camel vs Soulful Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dromedary Camel 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 Dromedary Camel comparisons
See how Dromedary Camel stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 44), opening up a space where Dromedary Camel encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 44, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 6, Dromedary Camel is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Dromedary Camel reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (52 vs 44) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 44), opening up a space where Dromedary Camel encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 44, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 27, Dromedary Camel is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 44 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Dromedary Camel reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (55 vs 44) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 13, Dromedary Camel is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 44), opening up a space where Dromedary Camel encloses it.
Dromedary Camel reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 44, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 44, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 44, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 44 vs 12, Dromedary Camel is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 8, Dromedary Camel is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 44, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dromedary Camel reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 44 vs 12, Dromedary Camel is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Dromedary Camel reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.