Favorite Jeans vs Naval
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. These are both blues, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue to land. Favorite Jeans (LRV 35) reflects noticeably more light than Naval (LRV 4), a difference of 30 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean cool, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 40.6, 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.
Favorite Jeans vs Naval in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Favorite Jeans and Naval 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 Favorite Jeans will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval 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. Favorite Jeans reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Favorite Jeans reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
Color Details
Favorite Jeans vs Naval Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Favorite Jeans on one side and Naval 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 Favorite Jeans comparisons
See how Favorite Jeans stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 35 vs 6, Favorite Jeans is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 52 vs 35, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 58 vs 35, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (35 vs 27) makes Favorite Jeans the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 35, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 35 vs 13, Favorite Jeans is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (44 vs 35) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 35), opening up a space where Favorite Jeans encloses it.
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At LRV 66 vs 35, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 35, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 35, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 35 vs 12, Favorite Jeans is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 35, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 35), opening up a space where Favorite Jeans encloses it.
Favorite Jeans reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 35 vs 12, Favorite Jeans is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (45 vs 35) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.
Favorite Jeans reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Favorite Jeans reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Favorite Jeans reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 35), opening up a space where Favorite Jeans encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 35), opening up a space where Favorite Jeans encloses it.