Wind's Breath vs Chalky Downs 5
Wind's Breath (Benjamin Moore) and Chalky Downs 5 (Dulux) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Wind's Breath belongs to the beige-greige family and Chalky Downs 5 to the beige family. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 70 vs 71 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. Where Wind's Breath leans yellow, Chalky Downs 5 reads warm — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 2.4 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Wind's Breath vs Chalky Downs 5 in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Wind's Breath and Chalky Downs 5 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Wind's Breath vs Chalky Downs 5 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Wind's Breath on one side and Chalky Downs 5 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 Wind's Breath comparisons
See how Wind's Breath stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 70 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 70, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 6, Wind's Breath is decisively the brighter choice.
Wind's Breath reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Wind's Breath reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 52, Wind's Breath is decisively the brighter choice.
Wind's Breath reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 12-point LRV gap (70 vs 58) makes Wind's Breath the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 70 vs 27, Wind's Breath is decisively the brighter choice.
Wind's Breath reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Wind's Breath reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 55, Wind's Breath is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 13, Wind's Breath is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 44, Wind's Breath is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 70), opening up a space where Wind's Breath encloses it.
Wind's Breath reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (70 vs 66) makes Wind's Breath the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (74 vs 70) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 70, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Wind's Breath reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 12, Wind's Breath is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 8, Wind's Breath is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Wind's Breath reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 12, Wind's Breath is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 45, Wind's Breath is decisively the brighter choice.
Wind's Breath reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.