Shagreen vs Soulful Blue
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Shagreen belongs to the beige-green family and Soulful Blue to the blue-grey family. Shagreen (LRV 57) reflects noticeably more light than Soulful Blue (LRV 20), a difference of 37 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Shagreen 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 45.3, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Shagreen vs Soulful Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Shagreen 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.
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. Shagreen reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Soulful Blue.
Color Details
Shagreen vs Soulful Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Shagreen 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 Shagreen comparisons
See how Shagreen stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 57), opening up a space where Shagreen encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (57 vs 52) makes Shagreen the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 30, Shagreen is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (60 vs 57) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 58 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shagreen reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 57 vs 43, Shagreen is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 57 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shagreen reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 57, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 57), opening up a space where Shagreen encloses it.
Shagreen reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Shagreen reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shagreen reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Shagreen reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 57 vs 31, Shagreen is decisively the brighter choice.