Pacer White vs Soulful Blue
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Pacer White belongs to the beige-white family and Soulful Blue to the blue-grey family. Pacer White (LRV 73) reflects noticeably more light than Soulful Blue (LRV 20), a difference of 53 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Pacer White runs warm while Soulful Blue is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 41.3, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Pacer White vs Soulful Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Pacer White and Soulful Blue in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Pacer White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Soulful Blue.
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. Pacer White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Soulful Blue.
Color Details
Pacer White vs Soulful Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pacer White on one side and Soulful 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 Pacer White comparisons
See how Pacer White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 4-point LRV gap (73 vs 69) makes Pacer White the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pacer White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 52, Pacer White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 30, Pacer White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pacer White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 60, Pacer White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pacer White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Pacer White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 43, Pacer White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 4, Pacer White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pacer White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Pacer White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Pacer White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (84 vs 73) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 73 vs 21, Pacer White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pacer White reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 74 and 73, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 73 vs 51, Pacer White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pacer White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Pacer White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Pacer White reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 73 vs 41, Pacer White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pacer White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Pacer White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 31, Pacer White is decisively the brighter choice.