Sweet Taffy vs Livid
Where Sweet Taffy belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Livid is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Sweet Taffy belongs to the pink family and Livid to the blue-green family. Sweet Taffy has an LRV of 67. Sweet Taffy runs red while Livid is decidedly green, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 43.7, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. 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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Sweet Taffy vs Livid Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sweet Taffy on one side and Livid 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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With LRVs of 69 and 67, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 67, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 6, Sweet Taffy is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Taffy reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Sweet Taffy reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 52, Sweet Taffy is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Taffy reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (67 vs 58) makes Sweet Taffy the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 67 vs 27, Sweet Taffy is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Taffy reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Sweet Taffy reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (67 vs 55) makes Sweet Taffy the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 67 vs 13, Sweet Taffy is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 44, Sweet Taffy is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 67), opening up a space where Sweet Taffy encloses it.
Sweet Taffy reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 67 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (74 vs 67) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 67, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Taffy reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 12, Sweet Taffy is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 8, Sweet Taffy is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Sweet Taffy reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 12, Sweet Taffy is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 45, Sweet Taffy is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Taffy reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Sweet Taffy reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.