Diantha vs Tallow
Where Diantha belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Tallow is a Farrow & Ball color. Diantha reads as beige-yellow, while Tallow reads as beige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (88 vs 87), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 2.0, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Diantha vs Tallow in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Diantha and Tallow 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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Diantha vs Tallow Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Diantha on one side and Tallow 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 Diantha comparisons
See how Diantha stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 5-point LRV gap (88 vs 83) makes Diantha the marginally brighter of the two.
Diantha reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Diantha reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Diantha reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 58, Diantha is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 27, Diantha is decisively the brighter choice.
Diantha reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 55, Diantha is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 44, Diantha is decisively the brighter choice.
Diantha reads slightly lighter (LRV 88 vs 84), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 88 vs 66, Diantha is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 74, Diantha is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 12, Diantha is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 8, Diantha is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 68, Diantha is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 12, Diantha is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 45, Diantha is decisively the brighter choice.
Diantha reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.