Cinnamon Slate vs Moth Wing
Where Cinnamon Slate belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Moth Wing is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Cinnamon Slate belongs to the grey family and Moth Wing to the greige-grey family. Moth Wing (LRV 29) reflects noticeably more light than Cinnamon Slate (LRV 20), a difference of 9 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Cinnamon Slate runs red while Moth Wing is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 14.2, 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 8 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cinnamon Slate vs Moth Wing in Real Spaces
8 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cinnamon Slate and Moth Wing 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 Moth Wing will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cinnamon Slate 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. Moth Wing reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cinnamon Slate.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Moth Wing reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cinnamon Slate.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Moth Wing returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Moth Wing reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cinnamon Slate.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Moth Wing reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cinnamon Slate.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Moth Wing reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cinnamon Slate.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Moth Wing will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cinnamon Slate would.
Color Details
Cinnamon Slate vs Moth Wing Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cinnamon Slate on one side and Moth Wing 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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