Frank Blue vs Venetian Yellow
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Frank Blue reads as blue, while Venetian Yellow reads as beige-yellow — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Venetian Yellow (LRV 77) reflects noticeably more light than Frank Blue (LRV 8), a difference of 69 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Frank Blue runs cool while Venetian Yellow is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 89.5, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Frank Blue vs Venetian Yellow in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Frank Blue and Venetian Yellow 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 Venetian Yellow will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Frank Blue would.
Color Details
Frank Blue vs Venetian Yellow Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Frank Blue on one side and Venetian Yellow 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 Frank Blue comparisons
See how Frank Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 8, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 8), opening up a space where Frank Blue encloses it.
With LRVs of 8 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 52 vs 8, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 8, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 8), opening up a space where Frank Blue encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 8, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 8), opening up a space where Frank Blue encloses it.
Denim Drift reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 8), opening up a space where Frank Blue encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 8, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (8 vs 4) makes Frank Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 8), opening up a space where Frank Blue encloses it.
Bancha reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 8), opening up a space where Frank Blue encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 8, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 21 vs 8, Artichoke is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 8), opening up a space where Frank Blue encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 8), opening up a space where Frank Blue encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 8), opening up a space where Frank Blue encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 8, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Pewter Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 8 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 8), opening up a space where Frank Blue encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 8, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Vintage Vogue reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 8), opening up a space where Frank Blue encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 8, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.