Icicle vs Jubilee
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Both sit in the blue-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Icicle (LRV 73) reflects noticeably more light than Jubilee (LRV 45), a difference of 28 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean neutral, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 15.5, 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.
Icicle vs Jubilee in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Icicle and Jubilee 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 Icicle will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Jubilee 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. Icicle reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Jubilee.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Icicle reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Jubilee.
Color Details
Icicle vs Jubilee Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Icicle on one side and Jubilee 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.
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