Coliseum Marble vs Plume Grass
Coliseum Marble (Behr) and Plume Grass (Cloverdale Paint) come from different manufacturers. Coliseum Marble reads as beige-greige, while Plume Grass reads as yellow — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 58 vs 58 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. A ΔE of 2.2 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Coliseum Marble vs Plume Grass in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Coliseum Marble and Plume Grass are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Coliseum Marble vs Plume Grass Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Coliseum Marble on one side and Plume Grass 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 Coliseum Marble comparisons
See how Coliseum Marble stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Coliseum Marble reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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With LRVs of 60 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 58 vs 27, Coliseum Marble is decisively the brighter choice.
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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 58 vs 13, Coliseum Marble is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 44, Coliseum Marble is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 8-point LRV gap (66 vs 58) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
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At LRV 58 vs 12, Coliseum Marble is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 58 vs 12, Coliseum Marble is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 45, Coliseum Marble is decisively the brighter choice.
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With LRVs of 58 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.