Secret Cove vs Tempe Star
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. These are both blues, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue to land. At LRV 25 vs 11, Secret Cove will read as the brighter of the two — a 14-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a cool quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 18.2, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Secret Cove vs Tempe Star in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Secret Cove and Tempe Star in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Secret Cove will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Tempe Star would.
Color Details
Secret Cove vs Tempe Star Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Secret Cove on one side and Tempe Star 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 Secret Cove comparisons
See how Secret Cove stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 25), opening up a space where Secret Cove encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 25, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 25 vs 6, Secret Cove is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 25), opening up a space where Secret Cove encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 25, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 25), opening up a space where Secret Cove encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 25, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 25), opening up a space where Secret Cove encloses it.
Secret Cove reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 25, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 25 vs 13, Secret Cove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 25, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 25), opening up a space where Secret Cove encloses it.
Secret Cove reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 25, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 25, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 25, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 25), opening up a space where Secret Cove encloses it.
At LRV 25 vs 12, Secret Cove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 25 vs 8, Secret Cove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 25, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 25), opening up a space where Secret Cove encloses it.
At LRV 25 vs 12, Secret Cove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 25, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.