Modern Mocha vs Dusted Truffle
Modern Mocha is a Behr color while Dusted Truffle comes from Sherwin-Williams. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. With LRVs of 25 and 25, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. The tonal difference — Modern Mocha's red character against Dusted Truffle's warm — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. With a ΔE of 1.7, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Modern Mocha vs Dusted Truffle in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Modern Mocha and Dusted Truffle 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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Home Office
In a home office, wall color sits in your peripheral vision for hours at a time, so temperature and undertone matter more than you might expect. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Modern Mocha vs Dusted Truffle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Modern Mocha on one side and Dusted Truffle 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 Modern Mocha comparisons
See how Modern Mocha stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 25, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 25), opening up a space where Modern Mocha encloses it.
Modern Mocha reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 25, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (30 vs 25) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 25), opening up a space where Modern Mocha encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 25, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 25), opening up a space where Modern Mocha encloses it.
With LRVs of 27 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 43 vs 25, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 25 vs 4, Modern Mocha is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 25), opening up a space where Modern Mocha encloses it.
Modern Mocha reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 25), opening up a space where Modern Mocha encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 25, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (25 vs 21) makes Modern Mocha the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 25), opening up a space where Modern Mocha encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 25), opening up a space where Modern Mocha encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 25), opening up a space where Modern Mocha encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 25, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Modern Mocha reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Modern Mocha reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 25), opening up a space where Modern Mocha encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 25, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Modern Mocha reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 25), opening up a space where Modern Mocha encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (31 vs 25) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.