Mirror Mirror vs Driftwood Blues
Mirror Mirror is a PPG color while Driftwood Blues comes from Valspar. These are both blue-greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue-grey to land. At LRV 46 vs 43, Driftwood Blues will read as the brighter of the two — a 3-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 4.3, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Mirror Mirror vs Driftwood Blues in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Mirror Mirror and Driftwood Blues 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.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Driftwood Blues has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Mirror Mirror vs Driftwood Blues Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mirror Mirror on one side and Driftwood Blues 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 Mirror Mirror comparisons
See how Mirror Mirror stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 43), opening up a space where Mirror Mirror encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 43, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 43 vs 6, Mirror Mirror is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mirror Mirror reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (52 vs 43) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 43), opening up a space where Mirror Mirror encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 43, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 43 vs 27, Mirror Mirror is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 43 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Mirror Mirror reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 43, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 43 vs 13, Mirror Mirror is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 43), opening up a space where Mirror Mirror encloses it.
Mirror Mirror reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 43, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 43, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 43, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 12, Mirror Mirror is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 43 vs 8, Mirror Mirror is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 43, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 43 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 43 vs 12, Mirror Mirror is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mirror Mirror reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.