Icelandic vs Rarified Air
Icelandic and Rarified Air come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Hue-wise, Icelandic belongs to the blue family and Rarified Air to the blue-white family. The 11-point LRV gap — 78 for Rarified Air vs 67 for Icelandic — means Rarified Air 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 7.6 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Icelandic vs Rarified Air in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Icelandic and Rarified Air 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.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Rarified Air returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Icelandic vs Rarified Air Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Icelandic on one side and Rarified Air 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 Icelandic comparisons
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Icelandic reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Icelandic reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (67 vs 58) makes Icelandic the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 67 vs 27, Icelandic is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 67 vs 55, Icelandic is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 44, Icelandic is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 67), opening up a space where Icelandic encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 67 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (74 vs 67) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 67 vs 12, Icelandic is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 8, Icelandic is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 67 vs 12, Icelandic is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 45, Icelandic is decisively the brighter choice.
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