Champlain Blue vs Dignified paint color comparison

Champlain Blue vs Dignified

Champlain BlueBehrvsDignifiedSherwin-WilliamsΔE 7.0Noticeable difference

Champlain Blue (Behr) and Dignified (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 9 vs 7 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. Where Champlain Blue leans blue, Dignified reads cool — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. ΔE 7.0 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Champlain Blue vs Dignified in Real Spaces

2 real rooms side by side. Champlain Blue and Dignified 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.

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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.

Champlain BlueBehr Champlain Blue hallway color review

@eclectikdesigns

DignifiedA mid century living room painted in Dignified

@mybudgetrecipes

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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.

Champlain BlueBehr Champlain Blue bedroom accent wall

@tstamps90

DignifiedA moody bedroom painted in Dignified

@mybudgetrecipes

Color Details

Champlain Blue
Behr · HDC-CL-26
LRV8.9
BrandBehr
NumberHDC-CL-26
UndertoneBlue
TemperatureCool
BrightnessDark
Dignified
Sherwin-Williams · 6538
LRV6.8
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number6538
Undertone
TemperatureCool
BrightnessDark

Champlain Blue vs Dignified Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Champlain Blue on one side and Dignified on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Champlain Blue comparisons

See how Champlain Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

Champlain Blue
Ammonite
Champlain Blue
Ammonite
Behr
Champlain Blue
HDC-CL-26 · LRV 9
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

At LRV 69 vs 9, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.

Champlain Blue
White Dove
Champlain Blue
White Dove
Behr
Champlain Blue
HDC-CL-26 · LRV 9

White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 9), opening up a space where Champlain Blue encloses it.

Champlain Blue
Iron Ore
Champlain Blue
Iron Ore
Behr
Champlain Blue
HDC-CL-26 · LRV 9

Champlain Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 9 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Champlain Blue
Purbeck Stone
Champlain Blue
Purbeck Stone
Behr
Champlain Blue
HDC-CL-26 · LRV 9

At LRV 52 vs 9, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.

Champlain Blue
Evergreen Fog
Champlain Blue
Evergreen Fog
Behr
Champlain Blue
HDC-CL-26 · LRV 9

At LRV 30 vs 9, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.

Champlain Blue
Mizzle
Champlain Blue
Mizzle
Behr
Champlain Blue
HDC-CL-26 · LRV 9
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 9), opening up a space where Champlain Blue encloses it.

Champlain Blue
Agreeable Gray
Champlain Blue
Agreeable Gray
Behr
Champlain Blue
HDC-CL-26 · LRV 9

At LRV 60 vs 9, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.

Champlain Blue
Accessible Beige
Champlain Blue
Accessible Beige
Behr
Champlain Blue
HDC-CL-26 · LRV 9

Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 9), opening up a space where Champlain Blue encloses it.

Champlain Blue
Denim Drift
Champlain Blue
Denim Drift
Behr
Champlain Blue
HDC-CL-26 · LRV 9

Denim Drift reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 9), opening up a space where Champlain Blue encloses it.

Champlain Blue
French Gray
Champlain Blue
French Gray
Behr
Champlain Blue
HDC-CL-26 · LRV 9

At LRV 43 vs 9, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.

Champlain Blue
Naval
Champlain Blue
Naval
Behr
Champlain Blue
HDC-CL-26 · LRV 9
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

A 4-point LRV gap (9 vs 4) makes Champlain Blue the marginally brighter of the two.

Champlain Blue
Tranquil Dawn
Champlain Blue
Tranquil Dawn
Behr
Champlain Blue
HDC-CL-26 · LRV 9

Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 9), opening up a space where Champlain Blue encloses it.

Champlain Blue
Bancha
Champlain Blue
Bancha
Behr
Champlain Blue
HDC-CL-26 · LRV 9
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

Bancha reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Champlain Blue
Hardwick White
Champlain Blue
Hardwick White
Behr
Champlain Blue
HDC-CL-26 · LRV 9

Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 9), opening up a space where Champlain Blue encloses it.

Champlain Blue
Pure White
Champlain Blue
Pure White
Behr
Champlain Blue
HDC-CL-26 · LRV 9

At LRV 84 vs 9, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.

Champlain Blue
Artichoke
Champlain Blue
Artichoke
Behr
Champlain Blue
HDC-CL-26 · LRV 9
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

At LRV 21 vs 9, Artichoke is decisively the brighter choice.

Champlain Blue
Balboa Mist
Champlain Blue
Balboa Mist
Behr
Champlain Blue
HDC-CL-26 · LRV 9

Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 9), opening up a space where Champlain Blue encloses it.

Champlain Blue
Shoji White
Champlain Blue
Shoji White
Behr
Champlain Blue
HDC-CL-26 · LRV 9

Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 9), opening up a space where Champlain Blue encloses it.

Champlain Blue
Snowbound
Champlain Blue
Snowbound
Behr
Champlain Blue
HDC-CL-26 · LRV 9
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 9), opening up a space where Champlain Blue encloses it.

Champlain Blue
Pigeon
Champlain Blue
Pigeon
Behr
Champlain Blue
HDC-CL-26 · LRV 9
Farrow & Ball
Pigeon
LRV 51

At LRV 51 vs 9, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.

Champlain Blue
Pewter Green
Champlain Blue
Pewter Green
Behr
Champlain Blue
HDC-CL-26 · LRV 9

With LRVs of 12 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Champlain Blue
Duck Green
Champlain Blue
Duck Green
Behr
Champlain Blue
HDC-CL-26 · LRV 9

With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Champlain Blue
Skimming Stone
Champlain Blue
Skimming Stone
Behr
Champlain Blue
HDC-CL-26 · LRV 9

Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 9), opening up a space where Champlain Blue encloses it.

Champlain Blue
Dix Blue
Champlain Blue
Dix Blue
Behr
Champlain Blue
HDC-CL-26 · LRV 9
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

At LRV 41 vs 9, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.

Champlain Blue
Hicks' Blue
Champlain Blue
Hicks' Blue
Behr
Champlain Blue
HDC-CL-26 · LRV 9

Champlain Blue vs Hicks' Blue

Champlain Blue
Slaked Lime Deep
Champlain Blue
Slaked Lime Deep
Behr
Champlain Blue
HDC-CL-26 · LRV 9

Champlain Blue vs Slaked Lime Deep

Champlain Blue
Vintage Vogue
Champlain Blue
Vintage Vogue
Behr
Champlain Blue
HDC-CL-26 · LRV 9

With LRVs of 12 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Champlain Blue
Livid
Champlain Blue
Livid
Behr
Champlain Blue
HDC-CL-26 · LRV 9

Champlain Blue vs Livid

Champlain Blue
Saybrook Sage
Champlain Blue
Saybrook Sage
Behr
Champlain Blue
HDC-CL-26 · LRV 9

Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 9), opening up a space where Champlain Blue encloses it.

Champlain Blue
Pale Green
Champlain Blue
Pale Green
Behr
Champlain Blue
HDC-CL-26 · LRV 9
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

At LRV 31 vs 9, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.