Slick Blue vs Velvety Chestnut
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Slick Blue belongs to the blue family and Velvety Chestnut to the beige-pink family. Slick Blue (LRV 52) reflects noticeably more light than Velvety Chestnut (LRV 27), a difference of 25 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Slick Blue runs cool while Velvety Chestnut is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 44.0, 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.
Slick Blue vs Velvety Chestnut in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Slick Blue and Velvety Chestnut 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 LRV gap is large enough that Slick Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Velvety Chestnut would.
Color Details
Slick Blue vs Velvety Chestnut Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Slick Blue on one side and Velvety Chestnut 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.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 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.