Eastern Bamboo vs Cement grey
Where Eastern Bamboo belongs to Behr's range, Cement grey is a RAL Classic color. Hue-wise, Eastern Bamboo belongs to the beige-greige family and Cement grey to the grey family. Cement grey (LRV 24) reflects noticeably more light than Eastern Bamboo (LRV 10), a difference of 14 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 18.8, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Eastern Bamboo vs Cement grey in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Eastern Bamboo and Cement grey in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Cement grey will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Eastern Bamboo would.
Color Details
Eastern Bamboo vs Cement grey Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Eastern Bamboo on one side and Cement grey 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 Eastern Bamboo comparisons
See how Eastern Bamboo stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 10), opening up a space where Eastern Bamboo encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 10, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 10), opening up a space where Eastern Bamboo encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 10, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 10, Denim Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 10), opening up a space where Eastern Bamboo encloses it.
Eastern Bamboo reads slightly lighter (LRV 10 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 10, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 44 vs 10, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 66 vs 10, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 10, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 10, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 68 vs 10, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 10), opening up a space where Eastern Bamboo encloses it.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 10), opening up a space where Eastern Bamboo encloses it.
Treron reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 10), opening up a space where Eastern Bamboo encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 45 vs 10, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 10), opening up a space where Eastern Bamboo encloses it.
Eastern Bamboo reads slightly lighter (LRV 10 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 10), opening up a space where Eastern Bamboo encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 10), opening up a space where Eastern Bamboo encloses it.