Hampshire Taupe vs Calamine
Hampshire Taupe is a Benjamin Moore color while Calamine comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Hampshire Taupe belongs to the beige-greige family and Calamine to the pink-red family. At LRV 68 vs 51, Calamine will read as the brighter of the two — a 17-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Hampshire Taupe's red character against Calamine's warm — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 9.5, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Hampshire Taupe vs Calamine in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Hampshire Taupe and Calamine 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Calamine returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Calamine will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Hampshire Taupe would.
Color Details
Hampshire Taupe vs Calamine Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Hampshire Taupe on one side and Calamine 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 Hampshire Taupe comparisons
See how Hampshire Taupe stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 51), opening up a space where Hampshire Taupe encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 51, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Hampshire Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 51 vs 30, Hampshire Taupe is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 10-point LRV gap (60 vs 51) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hampshire Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (51 vs 43) makes Hampshire Taupe the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 51 vs 4, Hampshire Taupe is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hampshire Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hampshire Taupe reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 51, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 21, Hampshire Taupe is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 51), opening up a space where Hampshire Taupe encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 51), opening up a space where Hampshire Taupe encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 51), opening up a space where Hampshire Taupe encloses it.
Hampshire Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 51), opening up a space where Hampshire Taupe encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (51 vs 41) makes Hampshire Taupe the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 51 vs 25, Hampshire Taupe is decisively the brighter choice.
Hampshire Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Hampshire Taupe reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 51 vs 31, Hampshire Taupe is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 7, Hampshire Taupe is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 24, Hampshire Taupe is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (57 vs 51) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 51, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.