Upward vs Stardew: Depth, Materials and the Better Fit

Upward and Stardew: the documented difference

Upward has an LRV of 57; Sherwin-Williams Stardew SW-9138 is 43. The difference is 14 points, with Upward returning more light under the reference measurement. Choose by the material relationship as well as the number. Upward's denim-blue and gray character gives a clear color direction at a light-to-medium depth. Stardew is a balanced slate blue with a medium reflectance value.

The choice beside white linen and pale oak

Pale oak and white linen can keep the room restrained, but the adjoining shaded area still needs to support the same blue impression.

Set up both candidates with white linen and pale oak. Use equal-sized boards with the intended finishes and place them in the same orientation. Do not put one directly beside a window and leave the other in shadow. A difference that follows the position rather than the board is a lighting observation, not evidence that the formula changed.

What the comparison can—and cannot—settle

For a second point of reference, Sleepy Blue is recorded at LRV 58. The undertones and neighboring colors covers that related choice.

Review the blue in the room's weaker light before adding it to an open hall. Assess Upward and Stardew alone as well as side by side. The unchosen board will not remain in the finished room, and a preference created only by that neighbor may not survive its removal. Before ordering samples, compare room-planning features in the paint color visualizer roundup.