Slick Blue vs Snowbound
Slick Blue and Snowbound come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Hue-wise, Slick Blue belongs to the blue family and Snowbound to the beige-greige family. The 31-point LRV gap — 83 for Snowbound vs 52 for Slick Blue — means Snowbound will open up a space more effectively. Where Slick Blue leans cool, Snowbound reads warm — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 33.1 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Slick Blue vs Snowbound in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Slick Blue and Snowbound 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Snowbound reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Slick Blue.
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. Snowbound returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Front Door
On a front door, the color is both the first and last thing you see — a context where even a modest tonal difference reads clearly. Snowbound reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Slick Blue.
Color Details
Slick Blue vs Snowbound Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Slick Blue on one side and Snowbound 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 Slick Blue comparisons
See how Slick Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Slick Blue encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 52, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Slick Blue reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 52 vs 30, Slick Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 9-point LRV gap (60 vs 52) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Slick Blue reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (52 vs 43) makes Slick Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 52 vs 4, Slick Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Slick Blue reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Slick Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 52, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 52 vs 21, Slick Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 52), opening up a space where Slick Blue encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 52), opening up a space where Slick Blue encloses it.
Slick Blue reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where Slick Blue encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (52 vs 41) makes Slick Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 52, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 52 vs 25, Slick Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Slick Blue reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Slick Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 31, Slick Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 52 vs 7, Slick Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 52 vs 24, Slick Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (57 vs 52) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 52, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.