Honest Blue vs Naval
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 55 vs 4, Honest Blue will read as the brighter of the two — a 50-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a cool quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 54.1, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Honest Blue vs Naval in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Honest Blue and Naval 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Honest Blue returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Honest Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval would.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Honest Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval would.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Honest Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Honest Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval would.
Color Details
Honest Blue vs Naval Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Honest Blue on one side and Naval 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 Honest Blue comparisons
See how Honest Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 55, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 55), opening up a space where Honest Blue encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 6, Honest Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Honest Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Honest Blue reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (55 vs 52) makes Honest Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 55 vs 27, Honest Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Honest Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 55 vs 13, Honest Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (55 vs 44) makes Honest Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 55), opening up a space where Honest Blue encloses it.
Honest Blue reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (66 vs 55) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 55, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 55, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 12, Honest Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 55, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Honest Blue reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 55), opening up a space where Honest Blue encloses it.
Honest Blue reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 12, Honest Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (55 vs 45) makes Honest Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Honest Blue reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Honest Blue reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Honest Blue reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
With LRVs of 57 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 55), opening up a space where Honest Blue encloses it.