Natural Choice vs Soulful Blue
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Hue-wise, Natural Choice belongs to the beige-greige family and Soulful Blue to the blue-grey family. At LRV 73 vs 20, Natural Choice will read as the brighter of the two — a 53-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Natural Choice's warm character against Soulful Blue's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 41.5, 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.
Natural Choice vs Soulful Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Natural Choice 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 Natural Choice 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 Natural Choice 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 Natural Choice will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Soulful Blue would.
Color Details
Natural Choice vs Soulful Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Natural Choice 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 Natural Choice comparisons
See how Natural Choice stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 4-point LRV gap (73 vs 69) makes Natural Choice the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Natural Choice reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 52, Natural Choice is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 30, Natural Choice is decisively the brighter choice.
Natural Choice reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 60, Natural Choice is decisively the brighter choice.
Natural Choice reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Natural Choice reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 43, Natural Choice is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 4, Natural Choice is decisively the brighter choice.
Natural Choice reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Natural Choice reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Natural Choice reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (84 vs 73) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 73 vs 21, Natural Choice is decisively the brighter choice.
Natural Choice reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 74 and 73, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 73 vs 51, Natural Choice is decisively the brighter choice.
Natural Choice reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Natural Choice reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Natural Choice reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 73 vs 41, Natural Choice is decisively the brighter choice.
Natural Choice reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Natural Choice reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 31, Natural Choice is decisively the brighter choice.