Orion Gray vs Antique White
Where Orion Gray belongs to Behr's range, Antique White is a Jotun color. Hue-wise, Orion Gray belongs to the grey family and Antique White to the beige-greige family. Antique White (LRV 56) reflects noticeably more light than Orion Gray (LRV 9), a difference of 47 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Orion Gray runs blue while Antique White is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of NaN, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Orion Gray vs Antique White in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Orion Gray and Antique White in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Antique White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Orion Gray would.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Antique White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Orion Gray.
Color Details
Orion Gray vs Antique White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Orion Gray on one side and Antique White 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.
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