Tavern Ochre vs Sudbury Yellow
Where Tavern Ochre belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Sudbury Yellow is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Tavern Ochre belongs to the beige family and Sudbury Yellow to the beige-yellow family. Sudbury Yellow (LRV 49) reflects noticeably more light than Tavern Ochre (LRV 46), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Tavern Ochre runs red while Sudbury Yellow is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 6.0 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Tavern Ochre vs Sudbury Yellow in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Tavern Ochre and Sudbury Yellow are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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. Sudbury Yellow reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Tavern Ochre vs Sudbury Yellow Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tavern Ochre on one side and Sudbury Yellow 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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