Midsummer Night vs Raisin Cake
Midsummer Night (Benjamin Moore) and Raisin Cake (Dulux) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 3-point LRV gap — 11 for Raisin Cake vs 8 for Midsummer Night — means Raisin Cake will open up a space more effectively. Where Midsummer Night leans red, Raisin Cake reads neutral — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. ΔE 3.0 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Midsummer Night vs Raisin Cake in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Midsummer Night and Raisin Cake 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Raisin Cake reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Raisin Cake has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Midsummer Night vs Raisin Cake Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Midsummer Night on one side and Raisin Cake 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 Midsummer Night comparisons
See how Midsummer Night stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 8, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 8), opening up a space where Midsummer Night encloses it.
With LRVs of 8 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 52 vs 8, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 8, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 8), opening up a space where Midsummer Night encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 8, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 8), opening up a space where Midsummer Night encloses it.
Denim Drift reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 8), opening up a space where Midsummer Night encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 8, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (8 vs 4) makes Midsummer Night the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 8), opening up a space where Midsummer Night encloses it.
Bancha reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 8), opening up a space where Midsummer Night encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 8, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 21 vs 8, Artichoke is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 8), opening up a space where Midsummer Night encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 8), opening up a space where Midsummer Night encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 8), opening up a space where Midsummer Night encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 8, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Pewter Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 8 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 8), opening up a space where Midsummer Night encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 8, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Vintage Vogue reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 8), opening up a space where Midsummer Night encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 8, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 24 vs 8, Cement grey is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 8, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.