Southern Charm vs Nutmeg Cluster 3
Southern Charm is a Benjamin Moore color while Nutmeg Cluster 3 comes from Dulux. Both sit in the beige-pink family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 49 and 49, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 6.0, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. 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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Southern Charm vs Nutmeg Cluster 3 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Southern Charm on one side and Nutmeg Cluster 3 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 Southern Charm comparisons
See how Southern Charm stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 49), opening up a space where Southern Charm encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 49, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 6, Southern Charm is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Southern Charm reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (58 vs 49) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 49 vs 27, Southern Charm is decisively the brighter choice.
Southern Charm reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Southern Charm reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (55 vs 49) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 49 vs 13, Southern Charm is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (49 vs 44) makes Southern Charm the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 49), opening up a space where Southern Charm encloses it.
Southern Charm reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 49, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 49, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 49, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 51 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 49 vs 12, Southern Charm is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 8, Southern Charm is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 49, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Southern Charm reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 49 vs 12, Southern Charm is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (49 vs 45) makes Southern Charm the marginally brighter of the two.
Southern Charm reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.