Polished Pearl vs Thames Fog
Where Polished Pearl belongs to Behr's range, Thames Fog is a Valspar color. Hue-wise, Polished Pearl belongs to the beige family and Thames Fog to the grey family. Polished Pearl (LRV 85) reflects noticeably more light than Thames Fog (LRV 27), a difference of 58 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 35.2, 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.
Polished Pearl vs Thames Fog in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Polished Pearl and Thames Fog 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 Polished Pearl will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Thames Fog would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Polished Pearl reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Thames Fog.
Color Details
Polished Pearl vs Thames Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Polished Pearl on one side and Thames Fog 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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