Rice Wine vs Fresh Pasta
Where Rice Wine belongs to Behr's range, Fresh Pasta is a Jotun color. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Rice Wine (LRV 80) reflects noticeably more light than Fresh Pasta (LRV 70), a difference of 11 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Rice Wine runs red while Fresh Pasta is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 7.1 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Rice Wine vs Fresh Pasta in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Rice Wine and Fresh Pasta 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
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 Rice Wine will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Fresh Pasta would.
Color Details
Rice Wine vs Fresh Pasta Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Rice Wine on one side and Fresh Pasta 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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