Soulful Blue vs Taupe of the Morning
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Hue-wise, Soulful Blue belongs to the blue-grey family and Taupe of the Morning to the beige-greige family. At LRV 65 vs 20, Taupe of the Morning will read as the brighter of the two — a 45-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Soulful Blue's cool character against Taupe of the Morning's warm — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 37.7, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Soulful Blue vs Taupe of the Morning in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Soulful Blue and Taupe of the Morning in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Taupe of the Morning will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Soulful Blue would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Taupe of the Morning will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Soulful Blue would.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Taupe of the Morning will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Soulful Blue would.
Color Details
Soulful Blue vs Taupe of the Morning Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Soulful Blue on one side and Taupe of the Morning 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 Soulful Blue comparisons
See how Soulful Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 20), opening up a space where Soulful Blue encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 20, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Soulful Blue reflects far more light (LRV 20 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 20, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (30 vs 20) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 20), opening up a space where Soulful Blue encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 20, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 20), opening up a space where Soulful Blue encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 20, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 20 vs 4, Soulful Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 20), opening up a space where Soulful Blue encloses it.
Soulful Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 20), opening up a space where Soulful Blue encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 20, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 20), opening up a space where Soulful Blue encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 20), opening up a space where Soulful Blue encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 20), opening up a space where Soulful Blue encloses it.
Soulful Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 20), opening up a space where Soulful Blue encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 20, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 20, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (25 vs 20) makes Treron the marginally brighter of the two.
Soulful Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 20), opening up a space where Soulful Blue encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (31 vs 20) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 20 vs 7, Soulful Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (24 vs 20) makes Cement grey the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 20, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.