Brick House Tan vs Drop Cloth
Where Brick House Tan belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Drop Cloth is a Farrow & Ball color. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (50 vs 52), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. Brick House Tan runs red while Drop Cloth is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. At ΔE 1.4, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Brick House Tan vs Drop Cloth Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Brick House Tan on one side and Drop Cloth 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 Brick House Tan comparisons
See how Brick House Tan stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Brick House Tan reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 50 vs 30, Brick House Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 10-point LRV gap (60 vs 50) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Brick House Tan reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (50 vs 43) makes Brick House Tan the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 50 vs 4, Brick House Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Brick House Tan reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Brick House Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 50, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 50 vs 21, Brick House Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 50), opening up a space where Brick House Tan encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 50), opening up a space where Brick House Tan encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 50), opening up a space where Brick House Tan encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room.
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Brick House Tan reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 50), opening up a space where Brick House Tan encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (50 vs 41) makes Brick House Tan the marginally brighter of the two.
Brick House Tan reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Brick House Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 50 vs 31, Brick House Tan is decisively the brighter choice.