Somerville Red vs Washed Linen
Where Somerville Red belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Washed Linen is a Jotun color. Hue-wise, Somerville Red belongs to the pink-red family and Washed Linen to the beige-greige family. Washed Linen (LRV 55) reflects noticeably more light than Somerville Red (LRV 19), a difference of 35 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Somerville Red runs red while Washed Linen is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 33.5, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Somerville Red vs Washed Linen in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Somerville Red and Washed Linen in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Washed Linen will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Somerville Red would.
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. Washed Linen returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Somerville Red vs Washed Linen Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Somerville Red on one side and Washed Linen 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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