Peach Melba vs Purbeck Stone
Where Peach Melba belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Purbeck Stone is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Peach Melba belongs to the beige family and Purbeck Stone to the greige-grey family. Peach Melba (LRV 77) reflects noticeably more light than Purbeck Stone (LRV 52), a difference of 25 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Peach Melba runs red while Purbeck Stone is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 15.8, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. 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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Peach Melba vs Purbeck Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Peach Melba on one side and Purbeck Stone 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 Peach Melba comparisons
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Peach Melba reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (83 vs 77) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 77 vs 6, Peach Melba is decisively the brighter choice.
Peach Melba reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 52, Peach Melba is decisively the brighter choice.
Peach Melba reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 58, Peach Melba is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 27, Peach Melba is decisively the brighter choice.
Peach Melba reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Peach Melba reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 55, Peach Melba is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 13, Peach Melba is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 44, Peach Melba is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Peach Melba reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (77 vs 66) makes Peach Melba the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (83 vs 77) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Peach Melba reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 12, Peach Melba is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 8, Peach Melba is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (77 vs 68) makes Peach Melba the marginally brighter of the two.
Peach Melba reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 12, Peach Melba is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 45, Peach Melba is decisively the brighter choice.
Peach Melba reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Peach Melba reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.