Blue Thistle vs Rendezvous
Both from PPG's palette. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (52 vs 51), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 2.3, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Blue Thistle vs Rendezvous Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Blue Thistle on one side and Rendezvous 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 Thistle comparisons
See how Blue Thistle stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 52, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Blue Thistle encloses it.
Blue Thistle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 52 vs 30, Blue Thistle is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 8-point LRV gap (60 vs 52) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Blue Thistle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (52 vs 43) makes Blue Thistle the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 52 vs 4, Blue Thistle is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Blue Thistle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Blue Thistle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 52, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 52 vs 21, Blue Thistle is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 52), opening up a space where Blue Thistle encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 52), opening up a space where Blue Thistle encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Blue Thistle encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Blue Thistle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Blue Thistle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where Blue Thistle encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (52 vs 41) makes Blue Thistle the marginally brighter of the two.
Blue Thistle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Blue Thistle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 31, Blue Thistle is decisively the brighter choice.