Beachcomb Grey vs Zircon
Beachcomb Grey is a Dulux color while Zircon comes from Sherwin-Williams. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 61 and 59, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. They share a neutral quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. With a ΔE of 1.3, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Beachcomb Grey vs Zircon in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Beachcomb Grey and Zircon 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.
Color Details
Beachcomb Grey vs Zircon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Beachcomb Grey on one side and Zircon 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 Beachcomb Grey comparisons
See how Beachcomb Grey stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 83 vs 61, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 6, Beachcomb Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
Beachcomb Grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Beachcomb Grey reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Beachcomb Grey the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 61 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 3-point LRV gap (61 vs 58) makes Beachcomb Grey the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 27, Beachcomb Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
Beachcomb Grey reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Beachcomb Grey reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (61 vs 55) makes Beachcomb Grey the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 13, Beachcomb Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 44, Beachcomb Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 61), opening up a space where Beachcomb Grey encloses it.
Beachcomb Grey reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (66 vs 61) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 61, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 61, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Beachcomb Grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 61 vs 12, Beachcomb Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 8, Beachcomb Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (68 vs 61) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Beachcomb Grey reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 12, Beachcomb Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 45, Beachcomb Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
Beachcomb Grey reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.