Havana Tan vs Snowbound
Where Havana Tan belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Snowbound is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Havana Tan belongs to the beige family and Snowbound to the beige-greige family. Snowbound (LRV 83) reflects noticeably more light than Havana Tan (LRV 61), a difference of 22 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Havana Tan runs red while Snowbound is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 14.7, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Havana Tan vs Snowbound in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Havana Tan and Snowbound 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 Snowbound will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Havana Tan 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. Snowbound reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Havana Tan.
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. Snowbound reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Havana Tan.
Color Details
Havana Tan vs Snowbound Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Havana Tan on one side and Snowbound 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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