Cotton Breeze vs Thimble Case
Both from Dulux's palette. Hue-wise, Cotton Breeze belongs to the blue family and Thimble Case to the greige-grey family. Cotton Breeze (LRV 87) reflects noticeably more light than Thimble Case (LRV 68), a difference of 19 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Cotton Breeze runs cool while Thimble Case is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 11.1, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cotton Breeze vs Thimble Case in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cotton Breeze and Thimble Case in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Cotton Breeze will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Thimble Case would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Cotton Breeze reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Thimble Case.
Color Details
Cotton Breeze vs Thimble Case Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cotton Breeze on one side and Thimble Case 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.