Horizon Haze vs Undercool
Horizon Haze is a PPG color while Undercool comes from Sherwin-Williams. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 50 and 49, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 2.1, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. 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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Horizon Haze vs Undercool Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Horizon Haze on one side and Undercool 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 Horizon Haze comparisons
See how Horizon Haze stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 50, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 50), opening up a space where Horizon Haze encloses it.
Horizon Haze reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 50 vs 30, Horizon Haze is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 10-point LRV gap (60 vs 50) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Horizon Haze reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (50 vs 43) makes Horizon Haze the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 50 vs 4, Horizon Haze is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Horizon Haze reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Horizon Haze reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 50, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 50 vs 21, Horizon Haze is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 50), opening up a space where Horizon Haze encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 50), opening up a space where Horizon Haze encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 50), opening up a space where Horizon Haze encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Horizon Haze reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Horizon Haze reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 50), opening up a space where Horizon Haze encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (50 vs 41) makes Horizon Haze the marginally brighter of the two.
Horizon Haze reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Horizon Haze reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 50 vs 31, Horizon Haze is decisively the brighter choice.