Tan vs Oxford Stone
Tan (Cloverdale Paint) and Oxford Stone (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 4-point LRV gap — 56 for Oxford Stone vs 52 for Tan — means Oxford Stone will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 3.3 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Tan vs Oxford Stone in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Tan and Oxford Stone 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. Oxford Stone reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Oxford Stone has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Oxford Stone has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Tan vs Oxford Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tan on one side and Oxford Stone 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 Tan comparisons
See how Tan stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 52, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Tan reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (58 vs 52) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 3-point LRV gap (55 vs 52) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
A 8-point LRV gap (52 vs 44) makes Tan the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 52), opening up a space where Tan encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 52, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 52, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 52, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 52 vs 12, Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (52 vs 45) makes Tan the marginally brighter of the two.
Tan reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Tan reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Tan reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.