Durum vs Masquerade - Mid
Durum is a Cloverdale Paint color while Masquerade - Mid comes from Little Greene. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 64 and 63, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. At ΔE 3.3, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Durum vs Masquerade - Mid in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Durum and Masquerade - Mid 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. 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.
Color Details
Durum vs Masquerade - Mid Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Durum on one side and Masquerade - Mid 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 Durum comparisons
See how Durum stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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A 7-point LRV gap (64 vs 58) makes Durum the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 27, Durum is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 9-point LRV gap (64 vs 55) makes Durum the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 44, Durum is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 64), opening up a space where Durum encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (74 vs 64) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 12, Durum is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (68 vs 64) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 12, Durum is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 45, Durum is decisively the brighter choice.
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Durum reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Durum reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Durum reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.