Favorite Jeans vs Driftwood Blues
Where Favorite Jeans belongs to Sherwin-Williams's range, Driftwood Blues is a Valspar color. Hue-wise, Favorite Jeans belongs to the blue family and Driftwood Blues to the blue-grey family. Driftwood Blues (LRV 46) reflects noticeably more light than Favorite Jeans (LRV 35), a difference of 12 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 9.6 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Favorite Jeans vs Driftwood Blues in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Favorite Jeans and Driftwood Blues 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
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 Driftwood Blues will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Favorite Jeans would.
Color Details
Favorite Jeans vs Driftwood Blues Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Favorite Jeans on one side and Driftwood Blues 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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