Grounded vs Windy Blue
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Grounded belongs to the beige-greige family and Windy Blue to the blue family. Windy Blue (LRV 48) reflects noticeably more light than Grounded (LRV 12), a difference of 36 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Grounded runs warm while Windy Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 43.0, 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.
Grounded vs Windy Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Grounded and Windy Blue 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 Windy Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Grounded 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. Windy Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Grounded.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Windy Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Grounded.
Color Details
Grounded vs Windy Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Grounded on one side and Windy Blue 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.