Jogging Path vs Soulful Blue paint color comparison

Jogging Path vs Soulful Blue

Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Hue-wise, Jogging Path belongs to the beige-greige family and Soulful Blue to the blue-grey family. At LRV 49 vs 20, Jogging Path will read as the brighter of the two — a 29-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Jogging Path's warm character against Soulful Blue's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 31.5, 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.

Jogging Path vs Soulful Blue in Real Spaces

3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Jogging Path 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 Jogging Path will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Soulful Blue would.

Jogging PathBy sherwin williams 7638 bedroom painted in Sherwin-Williams Jogging Path

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Soulful BlueSw 6543 Nursery

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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 Jogging Path will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Soulful Blue would.

Jogging PathBeige by sherwin williams 7638 bathroom in Jogging Path by Sherwin Williams

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Soulful BlueSherwin Williams Soulful Blue bathroom color review

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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 Jogging Path will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Soulful Blue would.

Jogging PathJogging Path by sherwin williams 7638 house color review

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Soulful BlueSw Soulful Blue Exterior

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Color Details

Jogging Path
Sherwin-Williams · 7638
LRV49.0
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number7638
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium
Soulful Blue
Sherwin-Williams · 6543
LRV20.3
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number6543
Undertone
TemperatureCool
BrightnessMedium

Jogging Path vs Soulful Blue Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Jogging Path on one side and Soulful Blue on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Jogging Path comparisons

See how Jogging Path stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

Ammonite
Jogging Path
Ammonite
Jogging Path
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69
Sherwin-Williams
Jogging Path
7638 · LRV 49

At LRV 69 vs 49, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.

White Dove
Jogging Path
White Dove
Jogging Path
Sherwin-Williams
Jogging Path
7638 · LRV 49

White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 49), opening up a space where Jogging Path encloses it.

Iron Ore
Jogging Path
Iron Ore
Jogging Path
Sherwin-Williams
Jogging Path
7638 · LRV 49

Jogging Path reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.

Purbeck Stone
Jogging Path
Purbeck Stone
Jogging Path
Sherwin-Williams
Jogging Path
7638 · LRV 49

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Evergreen Fog
Jogging Path
Evergreen Fog
Jogging Path
Sherwin-Williams
Jogging Path
7638 · LRV 49

At LRV 49 vs 30, Jogging Path is decisively the brighter choice.

Mizzle
Jogging Path
Mizzle
Jogging Path
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52
Sherwin-Williams
Jogging Path
7638 · LRV 49

With LRVs of 52 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Agreeable Gray
Jogging Path
Agreeable Gray
Jogging Path
Sherwin-Williams
Jogging Path
7638 · LRV 49

A 11-point LRV gap (60 vs 49) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.

Accessible Beige
Jogging Path
Accessible Beige
Jogging Path
Sherwin-Williams
Jogging Path
7638 · LRV 49

Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Denim Drift
Jogging Path
Denim Drift
Jogging Path
Sherwin-Williams
Jogging Path
7638 · LRV 49

Jogging Path reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.

French Gray
Jogging Path
French Gray
Jogging Path
Sherwin-Williams
Jogging Path
7638 · LRV 49

A 6-point LRV gap (49 vs 43) makes Jogging Path the marginally brighter of the two.

Jogging Path
Naval
Jogging Path
Naval
Sherwin-Williams
Jogging Path
7638 · LRV 49
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

At LRV 49 vs 4, Jogging Path is decisively the brighter choice.

Tranquil Dawn
Jogging Path
Tranquil Dawn
Jogging Path
Sherwin-Williams
Jogging Path
7638 · LRV 49

Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Bancha
Jogging Path
Bancha
Jogging Path
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13
Sherwin-Williams
Jogging Path
7638 · LRV 49

Jogging Path reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.

Hardwick White
Jogging Path
Hardwick White
Jogging Path
Sherwin-Williams
Jogging Path
7638 · LRV 49

Jogging Path reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Jogging Path
Pure White
Jogging Path
Pure White
Sherwin-Williams
Jogging Path
7638 · LRV 49

At LRV 84 vs 49, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.

Artichoke
Jogging Path
Artichoke
Jogging Path
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21
Sherwin-Williams
Jogging Path
7638 · LRV 49

At LRV 49 vs 21, Jogging Path is decisively the brighter choice.

Balboa Mist
Jogging Path
Balboa Mist
Jogging Path
Sherwin-Williams
Jogging Path
7638 · LRV 49

Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 49), opening up a space where Jogging Path encloses it.

Jogging Path
Jogging Path
Shoji White
Shoji White
Jogging Path vs Shoji White
Sherwin-Williams
Jogging Path
7638 · LRV 49

Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 49), opening up a space where Jogging Path encloses it.

Jogging Path
Snowbound
Jogging Path
Snowbound
Sherwin-Williams
Jogging Path
7638 · LRV 49
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 49), opening up a space where Jogging Path encloses it.

Pigeon
Jogging Path
Pigeon
Jogging Path
Farrow & Ball
Pigeon
LRV 51
Sherwin-Williams
Jogging Path
7638 · LRV 49

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Jogging Path
Pewter Green
Jogging Path
Pewter Green
Sherwin-Williams
Jogging Path
7638 · LRV 49

Jogging Path reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.

Duck Green
Jogging Path
Duck Green
Jogging Path
Sherwin-Williams
Jogging Path
7638 · LRV 49

Jogging Path reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.

Skimming Stone
Jogging Path
Skimming Stone
Jogging Path
Sherwin-Williams
Jogging Path
7638 · LRV 49

Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 49), opening up a space where Jogging Path encloses it.

Dix Blue
Jogging Path
Dix Blue
Jogging Path
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41
Sherwin-Williams
Jogging Path
7638 · LRV 49

A 8-point LRV gap (49 vs 41) makes Jogging Path the marginally brighter of the two.

Hicks' Blue
Jogging Path
Hicks' Blue
Jogging Path
Sherwin-Williams
Jogging Path
7638 · LRV 49

Hicks' Blue vs Jogging Path

Slaked Lime Deep
Jogging Path
Slaked Lime Deep
Jogging Path

Slaked Lime Deep vs Jogging Path

Vintage Vogue
Jogging Path
Vintage Vogue
Jogging Path
Sherwin-Williams
Jogging Path
7638 · LRV 49

Jogging Path reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.

Livid
Jogging Path
Livid
Jogging Path
Sherwin-Williams
Jogging Path
7638 · LRV 49

Livid vs Jogging Path

Saybrook Sage
Jogging Path
Saybrook Sage
Jogging Path
Sherwin-Williams
Jogging Path
7638 · LRV 49

Jogging Path reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Pale Green
Jogging Path
Pale Green
Jogging Path
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31
Sherwin-Williams
Jogging Path
7638 · LRV 49

At LRV 49 vs 31, Jogging Path is decisively the brighter choice.