Celestial Blue vs Reflecting Pool
Celestial Blue is a Little Greene color while Reflecting Pool comes from Sherwin-Williams. Celestial Blue reads as blue-green, while Reflecting Pool reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 44 vs 39, Celestial Blue will read as the brighter of the two — a 5-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Celestial Blue's green character against Reflecting Pool's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 13.1, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Celestial Blue vs Reflecting Pool in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Celestial Blue and Reflecting Pool 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Celestial Blue has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Front Door
Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. Celestial Blue has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Celestial Blue vs Reflecting Pool Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Celestial Blue on one side and Reflecting Pool 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 Celestial Blue comparisons
See how Celestial Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 44), opening up a space where Celestial Blue encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 44, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 6, Celestial Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Celestial Blue reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (52 vs 44) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 44), opening up a space where Celestial Blue encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 44, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 27, Celestial Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 44 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Celestial Blue reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (55 vs 44) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 13, Celestial Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 44), opening up a space where Celestial Blue encloses it.
Celestial Blue reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 44, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 44, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 44, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 44 vs 12, Celestial Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 8, Celestial Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 44, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Celestial Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 44 vs 12, Celestial Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Celestial Blue reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.