Varnished Ivory vs Fossil
Where Varnished Ivory belongs to Behr's range, Fossil is a Benjamin Moore color. Hue-wise, Varnished Ivory belongs to the beige family and Fossil to the beige-greige family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (72 vs 72), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. Both lean red, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. At ΔE 1.3, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Varnished Ivory vs Fossil in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Varnished Ivory and Fossil 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.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Varnished Ivory vs Fossil Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Varnished Ivory on one side and Fossil 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 Varnished Ivory comparisons
See how Varnished Ivory stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 3-point LRV gap (72 vs 69) makes Varnished Ivory the marginally brighter of the two.
Varnished Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 52, Varnished Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 30, Varnished Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Varnished Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (72 vs 60) makes Varnished Ivory the marginally brighter of the two.
Varnished Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Varnished Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 43, Varnished Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 4, Varnished Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Varnished Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Varnished Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Varnished Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (84 vs 72) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 21, Varnished Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Varnished Ivory reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 74 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Varnished Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Varnished Ivory reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 41, Varnished Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (72 vs 68) makes Varnished Ivory the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 25, Varnished Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Varnished Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Varnished Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 31, Varnished Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 7, Varnished Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 24, Varnished Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 57, Varnished Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.