After The Storm vs Delft
After The Storm is a PPG color while Delft comes from Sherwin-Williams. These are both blue-greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue-grey to land. With LRVs of 34 and 33, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 2.3, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
After The Storm vs Delft in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. After The Storm and Delft 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.
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At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
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After The Storm vs Delft Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see After The Storm on one side and Delft 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 After The Storm comparisons
See how After The Storm stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 34, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 34), opening up a space where After The Storm encloses it.
After The Storm reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 34, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (34 vs 30) makes After The Storm the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 34), opening up a space where After The Storm encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 34, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 34), opening up a space where After The Storm encloses it.
After The Storm reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (43 vs 34) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 34 vs 4, After The Storm is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 34), opening up a space where After The Storm encloses it.
After The Storm reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 34, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 34 vs 21, After The Storm is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 34), opening up a space where After The Storm encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 34), opening up a space where After The Storm encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 34), opening up a space where After The Storm encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 34, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
After The Storm reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
After The Storm reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 34), opening up a space where After The Storm encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (41 vs 34) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
After The Storm reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 34 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.