Sleepy Hollow vs Upward
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (57 vs 57), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. Both lean cool, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. At ΔE 2.9, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Sleepy Hollow vs Upward in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Sleepy Hollow and Upward are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Mudroom
Mudrooms are seen in passing, often under whatever light comes through the door — a context that favors colors with some depth. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Sleepy Hollow vs Upward Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sleepy Hollow on one side and Upward 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 Sleepy Hollow comparisons
See how Sleepy Hollow stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 57, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 57), opening up a space where Sleepy Hollow encloses it.
At LRV 57 vs 6, Sleepy Hollow is decisively the brighter choice.
Sleepy Hollow reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sleepy Hollow reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (57 vs 52) makes Sleepy Hollow the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 57 vs 27, Sleepy Hollow is decisively the brighter choice.
Sleepy Hollow reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Sleepy Hollow reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 57 vs 13, Sleepy Hollow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 44, Sleepy Hollow is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 57), opening up a space where Sleepy Hollow encloses it.
Sleepy Hollow reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (66 vs 57) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 57, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 57, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 12, Sleepy Hollow is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (68 vs 57) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Sleepy Hollow reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Calamine reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sleepy Hollow reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 57 vs 12, Sleepy Hollow is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (57 vs 45) makes Sleepy Hollow the marginally brighter of the two.
Sleepy Hollow reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Sleepy Hollow reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Sleepy Hollow reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
With LRVs of 57 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.