Havana Tan vs Purbeck Stone
Where Havana Tan belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Purbeck Stone is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Havana Tan belongs to the beige family and Purbeck Stone to the greige-grey family. Havana Tan (LRV 61) reflects noticeably more light than Purbeck Stone (LRV 52), a difference of 9 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Havana Tan runs red while Purbeck Stone is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 10.0 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Havana Tan vs Purbeck Stone in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Havana Tan and Purbeck Stone 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 LRV gap is large enough that Havana Tan will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Purbeck Stone would.
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. Havana Tan reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Purbeck Stone.
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. Havana Tan reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Purbeck Stone.
Mudroom
Mudrooms are seen in passing, often under whatever light comes through the door — a context that favors colors with some depth. Havana Tan returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Havana Tan vs Purbeck Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Havana Tan on one side and Purbeck Stone 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 Havana Tan comparisons
See how Havana Tan stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 83 vs 61, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 6, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Havana Tan reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Havana Tan the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 61 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 3-point LRV gap (61 vs 58) makes Havana Tan the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 27, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Havana Tan reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Havana Tan reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (61 vs 55) makes Havana Tan the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 13, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 44, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 61), opening up a space where Havana Tan encloses it.
Havana Tan reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (66 vs 61) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 61, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 61, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Havana Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 61 vs 12, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 8, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (68 vs 61) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Havana Tan reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 12, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 45, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Havana Tan reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Havana Tan reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.