Beneath the Clouds vs Hampshire Taupe
Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Hue-wise, Beneath the Clouds belongs to the blue-grey family and Hampshire Taupe to the beige-greige family. Hampshire Taupe (LRV 51) reflects noticeably more light than Beneath the Clouds (LRV 42), a difference of 9 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Beneath the Clouds runs blue while Hampshire Taupe is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 15.6, 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.
Beneath the Clouds vs Hampshire Taupe in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Beneath the Clouds and Hampshire Taupe 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 Hampshire Taupe will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Beneath the Clouds would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Hampshire Taupe reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Beneath the Clouds.
Color Details
Beneath the Clouds vs Hampshire Taupe Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Beneath the Clouds on one side and Hampshire Taupe 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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