Lancaster Whitewash vs Lime White
Where Lancaster Whitewash belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Lime White is a Farrow & Ball color. These are both beige-whites, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-white to land. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (73 vs 73), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. Lancaster Whitewash runs yellow while Lime White is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. At ΔE 2.0, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Lancaster Whitewash vs Lime White in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Lancaster Whitewash and Lime White 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.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Lancaster Whitewash vs Lime White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lancaster Whitewash on one side and Lime White 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 Lancaster Whitewash comparisons
See how Lancaster Whitewash stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Lancaster Whitewash reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (83 vs 73) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 73 vs 6, Lancaster Whitewash is decisively the brighter choice.
Lancaster Whitewash reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Lancaster Whitewash reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 52, Lancaster Whitewash is decisively the brighter choice.
Lancaster Whitewash reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 58, Lancaster Whitewash is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 27, Lancaster Whitewash is decisively the brighter choice.
Lancaster Whitewash reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Lancaster Whitewash reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 55, Lancaster Whitewash is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 13, Lancaster Whitewash is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 44, Lancaster Whitewash is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lancaster Whitewash reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (73 vs 66) makes Lancaster Whitewash the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (83 vs 73) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Lancaster Whitewash reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Lancaster Whitewash is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 8, Lancaster Whitewash is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (73 vs 68) makes Lancaster Whitewash the marginally brighter of the two.
Lancaster Whitewash reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Lancaster Whitewash is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 45, Lancaster Whitewash is decisively the brighter choice.
Lancaster Whitewash reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.