Faraway Blue vs Glass Bead
Faraway Blue and Glass Bead come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Faraway Blue reads as blue, while Glass Bead reads as blue-white — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 7-point LRV gap — 84 for Faraway Blue vs 77 for Glass Bead — means Faraway Blue will open up a space more effectively. Both share a cool character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. ΔE 3.2 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 10 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Faraway Blue vs Glass Bead in Real Spaces
10 real rooms side by side. Faraway Blue and Glass Bead 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Faraway Blue reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Faraway Blue has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Faraway Blue has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The brightness difference is modest but present — Faraway Blue gives the walls a little more lift.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Faraway Blue has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Home Office
Home office walls matter more than most — you're looking at them all day, and a color that reads fine at first can become tiring over time. Faraway Blue has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Mudroom
In a hardworking space like a mudroom, the depth and warmth of a color reads differently than in a quieter room. The brightness difference is modest but present — Faraway Blue gives the walls a little more lift.
Patio
Exterior colors look different in open light — both tend to read lighter outside than on an interior swatch, and shadows read more strongly. The brightness difference is modest but present — Faraway Blue gives the walls a little more lift.
House
A full exterior is the most demanding test for a paint color — scale and outdoor light both amplify differences that seem small on a swatch. Faraway Blue has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Front Door
On a front door, the color is both the first and last thing you see — a context where even a modest tonal difference reads clearly. Faraway Blue reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Faraway Blue vs Glass Bead Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Faraway Blue on one side and Glass Bead 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 Faraway Blue comparisons
See how Faraway Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Faraway Blue reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 6, Faraway Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Faraway Blue reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Faraway Blue reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 52, Faraway Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Faraway Blue reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 58, Faraway Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 27, Faraway Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Faraway Blue reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Faraway Blue reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 55, Faraway Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 13, Faraway Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 44, Faraway Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Faraway Blue reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 66, Faraway Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (84 vs 74) makes Faraway Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 84 vs 12, Faraway Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 68, Faraway Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Faraway Blue reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Faraway Blue reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 68), opening up a space where Calamine encloses it.
Faraway Blue reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 12, Faraway Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 45, Faraway Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Faraway Blue reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Faraway Blue reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Faraway Blue reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Faraway Blue reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.