Gothic Arch vs Elephant Ear
Where Gothic Arch belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Elephant Ear is a Sherwin-Williams color. Both sit in the greige-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Gothic Arch (LRV 31) reflects noticeably more light than Elephant Ear (LRV 28), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Gothic Arch runs red while Elephant Ear is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. At ΔE 2.6, 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.
Gothic Arch vs Elephant Ear in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Gothic Arch and Elephant Ear 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 two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Gothic Arch vs Elephant Ear Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Gothic Arch on one side and Elephant Ear 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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