Smoky Azurite vs Snowbound
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Smoky Azurite belongs to the blue family and Snowbound to the beige-greige family. Snowbound (LRV 83) reflects noticeably more light than Smoky Azurite (LRV 25), a difference of 58 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Smoky Azurite runs cool while Snowbound is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 39.3, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Smoky Azurite vs Snowbound in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Smoky Azurite 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
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 Snowbound will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Smoky Azurite would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Snowbound reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Smoky Azurite.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Snowbound reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Smoky Azurite.
Color Details
Smoky Azurite vs Snowbound Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Smoky Azurite 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 Smoky Azurite comparisons
See how Smoky Azurite stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 25, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 25), opening up a space where Smoky Azurite encloses it.
At LRV 25 vs 6, Smoky Azurite is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 25), opening up a space where Smoky Azurite encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 25, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 25), opening up a space where Smoky Azurite encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 25, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 25), opening up a space where Smoky Azurite encloses it.
Smoky Azurite reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 25, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (25 vs 13) makes Smoky Azurite the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 25, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 25), opening up a space where Smoky Azurite encloses it.
Smoky Azurite reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 25, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 25, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 25 vs 12, Smoky Azurite is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 25, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 25), opening up a space where Smoky Azurite encloses it.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 25), opening up a space where Smoky Azurite encloses it.
With LRVs of 25 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 25 vs 12, Smoky Azurite is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 25, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Smoky Azurite reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
With LRVs of 25 and 24, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 25), opening up a space where Smoky Azurite encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 25), opening up a space where Smoky Azurite encloses it.