Taos Taupe vs Vivid White
Where Taos Taupe belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Vivid White is a Dulux color. Hue-wise, Taos Taupe belongs to the grey family and Vivid White to the white-yellow family. Vivid White (LRV 93) reflects noticeably more light than Taos Taupe (LRV 24), a difference of 70 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Taos Taupe runs red while Vivid White is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 42.2, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Taos Taupe vs Vivid White in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Taos Taupe and Vivid White 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 Vivid White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Taos Taupe would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Vivid White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Taos Taupe.
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. Vivid White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Taos Taupe.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Vivid White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Taos Taupe.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Vivid White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Taos Taupe.
Color Details
Taos Taupe vs Vivid White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Taos Taupe on one side and Vivid White 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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