Favorite Jeans vs Icicle
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Favorite Jeans belongs to the blue family and Icicle to the blue-grey family. Icicle (LRV 73) reflects noticeably more light than Favorite Jeans (LRV 35), a difference of 39 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Favorite Jeans runs cool while Icicle is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 25.1, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Favorite Jeans vs Icicle in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Favorite Jeans and Icicle 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 LRV gap is large enough that Icicle will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Favorite Jeans would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Icicle reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Favorite Jeans.
Color Details
Favorite Jeans vs Icicle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Favorite Jeans on one side and Icicle 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.