Dusty Lilac vs Rubine Ashes
Dusty Lilac is a Behr color while Rubine Ashes comes from Little Greene. Hue-wise, Dusty Lilac belongs to the grey family and Rubine Ashes to the greige-grey family. With LRVs of 61 and 62, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. They share a red quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 4.9, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dusty Lilac vs Rubine Ashes in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Dusty Lilac and Rubine Ashes 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Dusty Lilac vs Rubine Ashes Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dusty Lilac on one side and Rubine Ashes 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 Dusty Lilac comparisons
See how Dusty Lilac stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 83 vs 61, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 6, Dusty Lilac is decisively the brighter choice.
Dusty Lilac reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Dusty Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Dusty Lilac the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 61 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 3-point LRV gap (61 vs 58) makes Dusty Lilac the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 27, Dusty Lilac is decisively the brighter choice.
Dusty Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Dusty Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (61 vs 55) makes Dusty Lilac the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 13, Dusty Lilac is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 44, Dusty Lilac is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 61), opening up a space where Dusty Lilac encloses it.
Dusty Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (66 vs 61) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 61, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 61, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Dusty Lilac reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 61 vs 12, Dusty Lilac is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 8, Dusty Lilac is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (68 vs 61) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Dusty Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 12, Dusty Lilac is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 45, Dusty Lilac is decisively the brighter choice.
Dusty Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.