Sepia Tan vs Honey Glow paint color comparison

Sepia Tan vs Honey Glow

Sepia Tan is a Benjamin Moore color while Honey Glow comes from Cloverdale Paint. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 57 vs 51, Honey Glow will read as the brighter of the two — a 6-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. With a ΔE of 2.0, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.

Color Details

Sepia Tan
Benjamin Moore · 1116
Hex#DABD98
LRV51.4
BrandBenjamin Moore
Number1116
UndertoneRed
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium
Honey Glow
Cloverdale Paint · 0253
Hex#DEC19C
LRV57.0
BrandCloverdale Paint
Number0253
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessLight

Sepia Tan vs Honey Glow Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sepia Tan on one side and Honey Glow on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Sepia Tan comparisons

See how Sepia Tan stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Sepia Tan
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
Sepia Tan
1116 · LRV 51

White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 51), opening up a space where Sepia Tan encloses it.

Ammonite
Sepia Tan
Ammonite
Benjamin Moore
Sepia Tan
1116 · LRV 51
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

At LRV 69 vs 51, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.

Iron Ore
Sepia Tan
Iron Ore
Benjamin Moore
Sepia Tan
1116 · LRV 51

Sepia Tan reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.

Purbeck Stone
Sepia Tan
Purbeck Stone
Benjamin Moore
Sepia Tan
1116 · LRV 51

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Evergreen Fog
Sepia Tan
Evergreen Fog
Benjamin Moore
Sepia Tan
1116 · LRV 51

At LRV 51 vs 30, Sepia Tan is decisively the brighter choice.

Mizzle
Sepia Tan
Mizzle
Benjamin Moore
Sepia Tan
1116 · LRV 51
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

With LRVs of 52 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Agreeable Gray
Sepia Tan
Agreeable Gray
Benjamin Moore
Sepia Tan
1116 · LRV 51

A 9-point LRV gap (60 vs 51) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.

Accessible Beige
Sepia Tan
Accessible Beige
Benjamin Moore
Sepia Tan
1116 · LRV 51

Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Denim Drift
Sepia Tan
Denim Drift
Benjamin Moore
Sepia Tan
1116 · LRV 51

Sepia Tan reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.

French Gray
Sepia Tan
French Gray
Benjamin Moore
Sepia Tan
1116 · LRV 51

A 8-point LRV gap (51 vs 43) makes Sepia Tan the marginally brighter of the two.

Naval
Sepia Tan
Naval
Benjamin Moore
Sepia Tan
1116 · LRV 51
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

At LRV 51 vs 4, Sepia Tan is decisively the brighter choice.

Tranquil Dawn
Sepia Tan
Tranquil Dawn
Benjamin Moore
Sepia Tan
1116 · LRV 51

Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Bancha
Sepia Tan
Bancha
Benjamin Moore
Sepia Tan
1116 · LRV 51
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

Sepia Tan reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.

Hardwick White
Sepia Tan
Hardwick White
Benjamin Moore
Sepia Tan
1116 · LRV 51

Sepia Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Pure White
Sepia Tan
Pure White
Benjamin Moore
Sepia Tan
1116 · LRV 51

At LRV 84 vs 51, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.

Artichoke
Sepia Tan
Artichoke
Benjamin Moore
Sepia Tan
1116 · LRV 51
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

At LRV 51 vs 21, Sepia Tan is decisively the brighter choice.

Balboa Mist
Balboa Mist
Sepia Tan
Benjamin Moore
Sepia Tan
1116 · LRV 51

Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 51), opening up a space where Sepia Tan encloses it.

Shoji White
Sepia Tan
Shoji White
Benjamin Moore
Sepia Tan
1116 · LRV 51

Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 51), opening up a space where Sepia Tan encloses it.

Snowbound
Sepia Tan
Snowbound
Benjamin Moore
Sepia Tan
1116 · LRV 51
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 51), opening up a space where Sepia Tan encloses it.

Pewter Green
Sepia Tan
Pewter Green
Benjamin Moore
Sepia Tan
1116 · LRV 51

Sepia Tan reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.

Skimming Stone
Sepia Tan
Skimming Stone
Benjamin Moore
Sepia Tan
1116 · LRV 51

Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 51), opening up a space where Sepia Tan encloses it.

Dix Blue
Sepia Tan
Dix Blue
Benjamin Moore
Sepia Tan
1116 · LRV 51
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

A 10-point LRV gap (51 vs 41) makes Sepia Tan the marginally brighter of the two.

Calamine
Sepia Tan
Calamine
Benjamin Moore
Sepia Tan
1116 · LRV 51
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

At LRV 68 vs 51, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.

Treron
Sepia Tan
Treron
Benjamin Moore
Sepia Tan
1116 · LRV 51
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

At LRV 51 vs 25, Sepia Tan is decisively the brighter choice.

Vintage Vogue
Sepia Tan
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Sepia Tan
1116 · LRV 51

Sepia Tan reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.

Saybrook Sage
Saybrook Sage
Sepia Tan
Benjamin Moore
Sepia Tan
1116 · LRV 51

Sepia Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Pale Green
Sepia Tan
Pale Green
Benjamin Moore
Sepia Tan
1116 · LRV 51
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

At LRV 51 vs 31, Sepia Tan is decisively the brighter choice.

Pine Needle
Sepia Tan
Pine Needle
Benjamin Moore
Sepia Tan
1116 · LRV 51

At LRV 51 vs 7, Sepia Tan is decisively the brighter choice.

Cement grey
Sepia Tan
Cement grey
Benjamin Moore
Sepia Tan
1116 · LRV 51
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

At LRV 51 vs 24, Sepia Tan is decisively the brighter choice.

Guilford Green
Guilford Green
Sepia Tan
Benjamin Moore
Sepia Tan
1116 · LRV 51

A 6-point LRV gap (57 vs 51) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.