Relaxed Khaki vs Soulful Blue
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Relaxed Khaki reads as beige-greige, while Soulful Blue reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Relaxed Khaki (LRV 50) reflects noticeably more light than Soulful Blue (LRV 20), a difference of 30 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Relaxed Khaki 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 35.6, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Relaxed Khaki vs Soulful Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Relaxed Khaki 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.
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. Relaxed Khaki reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Soulful Blue.
Color Details
Relaxed Khaki vs Soulful Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Relaxed Khaki 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 Relaxed Khaki comparisons
See how Relaxed Khaki stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 50), opening up a space where Relaxed Khaki encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 50, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 50 vs 6, Relaxed Khaki is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Relaxed Khaki reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (58 vs 50) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 50 vs 27, Relaxed Khaki is decisively the brighter choice.
Relaxed Khaki reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Relaxed Khaki reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (55 vs 50) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 50 vs 13, Relaxed Khaki is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (50 vs 44) makes Relaxed Khaki the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 50), opening up a space where Relaxed Khaki encloses it.
Relaxed Khaki reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 50, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 50, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 50, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 51 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 50 vs 12, Relaxed Khaki is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 50 vs 8, Relaxed Khaki is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 50, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Relaxed Khaki reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 50 vs 12, Relaxed Khaki is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (50 vs 45) makes Relaxed Khaki the marginally brighter of the two.
Relaxed Khaki reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.