Light Quartz vs Middleton Pink
Light Quartz (Benjamin Moore) and Middleton Pink (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the pink-red family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 3-point LRV gap — 85 for Middleton Pink vs 82 for Light Quartz — means Middleton Pink will open up a space more effectively. Where Light Quartz leans red, Middleton Pink reads warm — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 1.7 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Light Quartz vs Middleton Pink Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Light Quartz on one side and Middleton Pink 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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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
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At LRV 82 vs 6, Light Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
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Light Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 52, Light Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
Light Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 58, Light Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 27, Light Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
Light Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Light Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 55, Light Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 13, Light Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 44, Light Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Light Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 66, Light Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (82 vs 74) makes Light Quartz the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 82 vs 12, Light Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 68, Light Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
Light Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Light Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 68), opening up a space where Calamine encloses it.
Light Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 12, Light Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 45, Light Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
Light Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Light Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
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