Aqua Smoke vs Delft
Where Aqua Smoke belongs to PPG's range, Delft is a Sherwin-Williams color. Both sit in the blue-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (33 vs 33), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 0.4, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Aqua Smoke vs Delft in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Aqua Smoke 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.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
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Aqua Smoke vs Delft Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Aqua Smoke 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 Aqua Smoke comparisons
See how Aqua Smoke stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 52 vs 33, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
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Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 33), opening up a space where Aqua Smoke encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 33, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 33), opening up a space where Aqua Smoke encloses it.
Aqua Smoke reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (43 vs 33) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 33 vs 4, Aqua Smoke is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 33), opening up a space where Aqua Smoke encloses it.
Aqua Smoke reflects far more light (LRV 33 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 33, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (33 vs 21) makes Aqua Smoke the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 33), opening up a space where Aqua Smoke encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 33), opening up a space where Aqua Smoke encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 33), opening up a space where Aqua Smoke encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 33, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Aqua Smoke reflects far more light (LRV 33 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Aqua Smoke reflects far more light (LRV 33 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 33), opening up a space where Aqua Smoke encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (41 vs 33) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Aqua Smoke reflects far more light (LRV 33 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 33), opening up a space where Aqua Smoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 33 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.