Resolute Blue vs Driftwood Blues
Where Resolute Blue belongs to Sherwin-Williams's range, Driftwood Blues is a Valspar color. Hue-wise, Resolute Blue belongs to the blue family and Driftwood Blues to the blue-grey family. Driftwood Blues (LRV 46) reflects noticeably more light than Resolute Blue (LRV 40), a difference of 6 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 12.1, 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.
Resolute Blue vs Driftwood Blues in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Resolute Blue and Driftwood Blues 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Driftwood Blues gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Resolute Blue vs Driftwood Blues Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Resolute Blue on one side and Driftwood Blues 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 Resolute Blue comparisons
See how Resolute Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 40, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 40), opening up a space where Resolute Blue encloses it.
At LRV 40 vs 6, Resolute Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Resolute Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 12-point LRV gap (52 vs 40) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 40), opening up a space where Resolute Blue encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 40, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 40 vs 27, Resolute Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Resolute Blue reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 40, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 40 vs 13, Resolute Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (44 vs 40) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 40), opening up a space where Resolute Blue encloses it.
Resolute Blue reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 40, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 40, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 40, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 40 vs 12, Resolute Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 40, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 41 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 40), opening up a space where Resolute Blue encloses it.
Resolute Blue reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 40 vs 12, Resolute Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (45 vs 40) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.
Resolute Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Resolute Blue reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Resolute Blue reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 40), opening up a space where Resolute Blue encloses it.