Sleepy Hollow vs Windy Blue
Sleepy Hollow and Windy Blue come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. These are both blues, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue to land. The 9-point LRV gap — 57 for Sleepy Hollow vs 48 for Windy Blue — means Sleepy Hollow will open up a space more effectively. Both share a cool character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. ΔE 5.7 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Sleepy Hollow vs Windy Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Sleepy Hollow and Windy Blue 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
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Sleepy Hollow returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Sleepy Hollow vs Windy Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sleepy Hollow on one side and Windy 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 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.