Festoon Aqua vs Peacock Plume
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Festoon Aqua belongs to the blue family and Peacock Plume to the blue-grey family. Festoon Aqua (LRV 46) reflects noticeably more light than Peacock Plume (LRV 28), a difference of 19 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 14.7, 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.
Festoon Aqua vs Peacock Plume in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Festoon Aqua and Peacock Plume 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 Festoon Aqua will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Peacock Plume would.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Festoon Aqua reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Peacock Plume.
Color Details
Festoon Aqua vs Peacock Plume Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Festoon Aqua on one side and Peacock Plume 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 Festoon Aqua comparisons
See how Festoon Aqua stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 46, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 46), opening up a space where Festoon Aqua encloses it.
Festoon Aqua reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (52 vs 46) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 46 vs 30, Festoon Aqua is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 46, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Festoon Aqua reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (46 vs 43) makes Festoon Aqua the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 46 vs 4, Festoon Aqua is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Festoon Aqua reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
With LRVs of 46 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 46, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 21, Festoon Aqua is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 46), opening up a space where Festoon Aqua encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 46), opening up a space where Festoon Aqua encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 46), opening up a space where Festoon Aqua encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (51 vs 46) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Festoon Aqua reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Festoon Aqua reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 46), opening up a space where Festoon Aqua encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (46 vs 41) makes Festoon Aqua the marginally brighter of the two.
Festoon Aqua reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 46 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 46 vs 31, Festoon Aqua is decisively the brighter choice.