Lavender Wash vs Borrowed Light
Where Lavender Wash belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Borrowed Light is a Farrow & Ball color. These are both blue-greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue-grey to land. Borrowed Light (LRV 69) reflects noticeably more light than Lavender Wash (LRV 65), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Lavender Wash runs blue while Borrowed Light is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. At ΔE 2.9, 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.
Lavender Wash vs Borrowed Light in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Lavender Wash and Borrowed Light 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.
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. Borrowed Light reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Lavender Wash vs Borrowed Light Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lavender Wash on one side and Borrowed Light 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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