Bleached Lichen 3 vs Grecian Ivory
Bleached Lichen 3 is a Dulux color while Grecian Ivory comes from Sherwin-Williams. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 67 vs 63, Bleached Lichen 3 will read as the brighter of the two — a 4-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. With a ΔE of 1.6, 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.
Bleached Lichen 3 vs Grecian Ivory in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Bleached Lichen 3 and Grecian Ivory 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. Bleached Lichen 3 has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Bleached Lichen 3 vs Grecian Ivory Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Bleached Lichen 3 on one side and Grecian Ivory 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 Bleached Lichen 3 comparisons
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At LRV 67 vs 52, Bleached Lichen 3 is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 9-point LRV gap (67 vs 58) makes Bleached Lichen 3 the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 67 vs 27, Bleached Lichen 3 is decisively the brighter choice.
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Bleached Lichen 3 reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 55, Bleached Lichen 3 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 13, Bleached Lichen 3 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 44, Bleached Lichen 3 is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 67), opening up a space where Bleached Lichen 3 encloses it.
Bleached Lichen 3 reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 67 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (74 vs 67) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 67, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 12, Bleached Lichen 3 is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Bleached Lichen 3 reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 67, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Bleached Lichen 3 reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 12, Bleached Lichen 3 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 45, Bleached Lichen 3 is decisively the brighter choice.
Bleached Lichen 3 reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Bleached Lichen 3 reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Bleached Lichen 3 reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Bleached Lichen 3 reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.