Shimmering Pool vs Pavilion Blue
Shimmering Pool (Behr) and Pavilion Blue (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the blue-green family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 79 vs 78 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. Where Shimmering Pool leans green, Pavilion Blue reads neutral — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. ΔE 8.5 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.
Shimmering Pool vs Pavilion Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Shimmering Pool and Pavilion Blue 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. Pavilion Blue brings more warmth to the space, while Shimmering Pool keeps things cooler and crisper.
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. Shimmering Pool reads more restrained here, while Pavilion Blue adds a sense of enclosure and warmth.
Color Details
Shimmering Pool vs Pavilion Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Shimmering Pool on one side and Pavilion Blue 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 Shimmering Pool comparisons
See how Shimmering Pool stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 10-point LRV gap (79 vs 69) makes Shimmering Pool the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shimmering Pool reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 52, Shimmering Pool is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 30, Shimmering Pool is decisively the brighter choice.
Shimmering Pool reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 60, Shimmering Pool is decisively the brighter choice.
Shimmering Pool reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Shimmering Pool reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 43, Shimmering Pool is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 4, Shimmering Pool is decisively the brighter choice.
Shimmering Pool reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Shimmering Pool reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Shimmering Pool reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (84 vs 79) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 79 vs 21, Shimmering Pool is decisively the brighter choice.
Shimmering Pool reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Shimmering Pool reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 79 vs 51, Shimmering Pool is decisively the brighter choice.
Shimmering Pool reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Shimmering Pool reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Shimmering Pool reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 79 vs 41, Shimmering Pool is decisively the brighter choice.
Shimmering Pool reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Shimmering Pool reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 31, Shimmering Pool is decisively the brighter choice.