Vintage Vogue vs Tar
Where Vintage Vogue belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Tar is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Vintage Vogue belongs to the green-grey family and Tar to the grey family. Vintage Vogue (LRV 12) reflects noticeably more light than Tar (LRV 9), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Vintage Vogue runs green while Tar is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 9.6 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Vintage Vogue vs Tar in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Vintage Vogue and Tar 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.
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. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Vintage Vogue vs Tar Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Vintage Vogue on one side and Tar 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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