Earl Blue vs Roman Plaster
Where Earl Blue belongs to Dulux's range, Roman Plaster is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Earl Blue belongs to the blue-grey family and Roman Plaster to the beige-greige family. Roman Plaster (LRV 44) reflects noticeably more light than Earl Blue (LRV 41), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Earl Blue runs cool while Roman Plaster is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 23.0, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Earl Blue vs Roman Plaster in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Earl Blue and Roman Plaster 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Roman Plaster gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Roman Plaster reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Roman Plaster reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Roman Plaster reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Earl Blue vs Roman Plaster Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Earl Blue on one side and Roman Plaster 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.
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