Dusted Cappuccino vs Colonnade Gray
Dusted Cappuccino (Dulux) and Colonnade Gray (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Dusted Cappuccino reads as beige-greige, while Colonnade Gray reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 54 vs 53 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. A ΔE of 1.7 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dusted Cappuccino vs Colonnade Gray in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Dusted Cappuccino and Colonnade Gray 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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. 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
Dusted Cappuccino vs Colonnade Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dusted Cappuccino on one side and Colonnade Gray 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 Dusted Cappuccino comparisons
See how Dusted Cappuccino stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 54, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 54), opening up a space where Dusted Cappuccino encloses it.
Dusted Cappuccino reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 54 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 54 vs 30, Dusted Cappuccino is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 54 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 6-point LRV gap (60 vs 54) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Dusted Cappuccino reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (54 vs 43) makes Dusted Cappuccino the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 54 vs 4, Dusted Cappuccino is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 55 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Dusted Cappuccino reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Dusted Cappuccino reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 54, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 54 vs 21, Dusted Cappuccino is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 54), opening up a space where Dusted Cappuccino encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 54), opening up a space where Dusted Cappuccino encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (54 vs 51) makes Dusted Cappuccino the marginally brighter of the two.
Dusted Cappuccino reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Dusted Cappuccino reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 54), opening up a space where Dusted Cappuccino encloses it.
At LRV 54 vs 41, Dusted Cappuccino is decisively the brighter choice.
Dusted Cappuccino reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Dusted Cappuccino reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 54 vs 31, Dusted Cappuccino is decisively the brighter choice.