Honest Blue vs Windy Blue
Honest Blue and Windy Blue come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 7-point LRV gap — 55 for Honest Blue vs 48 for Windy Blue — means Honest Blue will open up a space more effectively. Both share a cool character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. ΔE 4.7 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Honest Blue vs Windy Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Honest Blue and Windy Blue are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Honest Blue reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Honest Blue has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
House
A full exterior is the most demanding test for a paint color — scale and outdoor light both amplify differences that seem small on a swatch. Honest Blue has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Honest Blue vs Windy Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Honest Blue 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.
More Honest Blue comparisons
See how Honest Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 55), opening up a space where Honest Blue encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 55, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
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.
Honest Blue reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
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.
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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.
Honest Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 12, Honest Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 8, 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.
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.