Portland Gray vs Mellow Mocha
Where Portland Gray belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Mellow Mocha is a Dulux color. Portland Gray reads as greige-grey, while Mellow Mocha reads as beige-pink — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Mellow Mocha (LRV 64) reflects noticeably more light than Portland Gray (LRV 60), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Portland Gray runs red while Mellow Mocha is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. At ΔE 1.5, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Portland Gray vs Mellow Mocha in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Portland Gray and Mellow Mocha 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.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Mellow Mocha has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
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. Mellow Mocha reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Portland Gray vs Mellow Mocha Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Portland Gray on one side and Mellow Mocha 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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