Raleigh Tan vs White Oaks
Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Hue-wise, Raleigh Tan belongs to the beige family and White Oaks to the beige-white family. White Oaks (LRV 62) reflects noticeably more light than Raleigh Tan (LRV 45), a difference of 17 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean red, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 12.9, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Raleigh Tan vs White Oaks in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Raleigh Tan and White Oaks in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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. White Oaks reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Raleigh Tan.
Color Details
Raleigh Tan vs White Oaks Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Raleigh Tan on one side and White Oaks 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 Raleigh Tan comparisons
See how Raleigh Tan stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 45, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 45), opening up a space where Raleigh Tan encloses it.
Raleigh Tan reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (52 vs 45) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 30, Raleigh Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 45, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 45), opening up a space where Raleigh Tan encloses it.
Raleigh Tan reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 45 vs 4, Raleigh Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Raleigh Tan reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 45, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 21, Raleigh Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 45), opening up a space where Raleigh Tan encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 45), opening up a space where Raleigh Tan encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 45), opening up a space where Raleigh Tan encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (51 vs 45) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Raleigh Tan reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Raleigh Tan reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 45), opening up a space where Raleigh Tan encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (45 vs 41) makes Raleigh Tan the marginally brighter of the two.
Raleigh Tan reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 45 vs 31, Raleigh Tan is decisively the brighter choice.