Smoky vs Rubine Ashes
Smoky is a Cloverdale Paint color while Rubine Ashes comes from Little Greene. Smoky reads as beige-greige, while Rubine Ashes reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. With LRVs of 63 and 62, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 2.6, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Smoky vs Rubine Ashes in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Smoky and Rubine Ashes 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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Smoky vs Rubine Ashes Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Smoky on one side and Rubine Ashes 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 Smoky comparisons
See how Smoky stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 63, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Smoky reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Smoky reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
With LRVs of 63 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 5-point LRV gap (63 vs 58) makes Smoky the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 27, Smoky is decisively the brighter choice.
Smoky reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (63 vs 55) makes Smoky the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 44, Smoky is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 63), opening up a space where Smoky encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 63), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 12-point LRV gap (74 vs 63) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 12, Smoky is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (68 vs 63) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 12, Smoky is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 45, Smoky is decisively the brighter choice.
Smoky reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.