Grey Heron vs Soulful Blue
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Hue-wise, Grey Heron belongs to the greige-grey family and Soulful Blue to the blue-grey family. At LRV 65 vs 20, Grey Heron will read as the brighter of the two — a 45-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Grey Heron's warm character against Soulful Blue's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 36.3, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Grey Heron vs Soulful Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Grey Heron and Soulful Blue in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Grey Heron will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Soulful Blue would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Grey Heron will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Soulful Blue would.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Grey Heron will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Soulful Blue would.
Color Details
Grey Heron vs Soulful Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Grey Heron on one side and Soulful Blue 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 Grey Heron comparisons
See how Grey Heron stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 83 vs 65, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 6, Grey Heron is decisively the brighter choice.
Grey Heron reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Grey Heron reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 52, Grey Heron is decisively the brighter choice.
Grey Heron reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (65 vs 58) makes Grey Heron the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 65 vs 27, Grey Heron is decisively the brighter choice.
Grey Heron reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Grey Heron reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (65 vs 55) makes Grey Heron the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 65 vs 13, Grey Heron is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 44, Grey Heron is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 65), opening up a space where Grey Heron encloses it.
Grey Heron reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (74 vs 65) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 65, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Grey Heron reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 12, Grey Heron is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 8, Grey Heron is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (68 vs 65) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Grey Heron reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 12, Grey Heron is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 45, Grey Heron is decisively the brighter choice.
Grey Heron reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.