Blue Beard vs Window grey
Blue Beard (PPG) and Window grey (RAL Classic) come from different manufacturers. Blue Beard reads as blue, while Window grey reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 10-point LRV gap — 46 for Blue Beard vs 36 for Window grey — means Blue Beard will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 10.8 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Blue Beard vs Window grey in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Blue Beard and Window grey 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
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. Blue Beard reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Window grey.
Front Door
On a front door, the color is both the first and last thing you see — a context where even a modest tonal difference reads clearly. Blue Beard reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Window grey.
Color Details
Blue Beard vs Window grey Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Blue Beard on one side and Window grey 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 Blue Beard comparisons
See how Blue Beard stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 46), opening up a space where Blue Beard encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 46, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 6, Blue Beard is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Blue Beard reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (52 vs 46) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 46), opening up a space where Blue Beard encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (58 vs 46) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 46 vs 27, Blue Beard is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 46 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Blue Beard reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (55 vs 46) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 46 vs 13, Blue Beard is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 46), opening up a space where Blue Beard encloses it.
Blue Beard reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 46, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 46, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 46, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 46 vs 12, Blue Beard is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 8, Blue Beard is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 46, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Blue Beard reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 46 vs 12, Blue Beard is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Blue Beard reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.