Griffin vs Smoky Azurite
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Griffin belongs to the greige-grey family and Smoky Azurite to the blue family. Smoky Azurite (LRV 25) reflects noticeably more light than Griffin (LRV 13), a difference of 12 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Griffin runs warm while Smoky Azurite is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 25.9, 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.
Griffin vs Smoky Azurite in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Griffin and Smoky Azurite 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 Smoky Azurite will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Griffin would.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Smoky Azurite reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Griffin.
Color Details
Griffin vs Smoky Azurite Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Griffin on one side and Smoky Azurite 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 Griffin comparisons
See how Griffin stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 30 vs 13, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 13, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 13), opening up a space where Griffin encloses it.
Denim Drift reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 13), opening up a space where Griffin encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 13, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 13), opening up a space where Griffin encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 13), opening up a space where Griffin encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 13, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 13), opening up a space where Griffin encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 13), opening up a space where Griffin encloses it.
With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 13), opening up a space where Griffin encloses it.
With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 13), opening up a space where Griffin encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 13, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (13 vs 7) makes Griffin the marginally brighter of the two.
A 11-point LRV gap (24 vs 13) makes Cement grey the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 13, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.