Egyptian Cotton vs Raw Cashmere

Egyptian CottonDuluxvsRaw CashmereDuluxΔE 5.1Noticeable difference

Egyptian Cotton and Raw Cashmere come from the same Dulux collection. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 5-point LRV gap — 66 for Egyptian Cotton vs 61 for Raw Cashmere — means Egyptian Cotton will open up a space more effectively. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. ΔE 5.1 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Egyptian Cotton vs Raw Cashmere in Real Spaces

2 real rooms side by side. Egyptian Cotton and Raw Cashmere 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. Egyptian Cotton reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.

Egyptian CottonDulux Egyptian Cotton living room photo

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Raw CashmereDulux 40YY 60/103 modern living room color

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Bedroom

Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Egyptian Cotton has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

Egyptian CottonDulux Timeless bedroom panelling paint

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Raw CashmereNordic interior design Dulux Raw Cashmere 40YY 60/103 review

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Color Details

Egyptian Cotton
Dulux · 40YY 65/061
Hex#d9d2c5
LRV66.0
BrandDulux
Number40YY 65/061
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight
Raw Cashmere
Dulux · 40YY 60/103
Hex#D4C9B5
LRV61.0
BrandDulux
Number40YY 60/103
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight

Egyptian Cotton vs Raw Cashmere Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Egyptian Cotton on one side and Raw Cashmere on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Egyptian Cotton comparisons

See how Egyptian Cotton stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Egyptian Cotton
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove reads noticeably lighter

Ammonite
Egyptian Cotton
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Nearly identical in tone

Iron Ore
Egyptian Cotton
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Egyptian Cotton is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Egyptian Cotton
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Egyptian Cotton reads noticeably lighter

Evergreen Fog
Egyptian Cotton
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Egyptian Cotton is the lighter choice

Mizzle
Egyptian Cotton
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Egyptian Cotton reads noticeably lighter

Agreeable Gray
Egyptian Cotton
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Egyptian Cotton reads slightly lighter

Accessible Beige
Egyptian Cotton
Accessible Beige
Sherwin-Williams
Accessible Beige
LRV 58

Egyptian Cotton reads slightly lighter

Denim Drift
Egyptian Cotton
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Egyptian Cotton is the lighter choice

French Gray
Egyptian Cotton
French Gray
Farrow & Ball
French Gray
LRV 43

Egyptian Cotton reads noticeably lighter

Naval
Egyptian Cotton
Naval
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Egyptian Cotton is the lighter choice

Tranquil Dawn
Egyptian Cotton
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Egyptian Cotton reads slightly lighter

Bancha
Egyptian Cotton
Bancha
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

Egyptian Cotton is the lighter choice

Hardwick White
Egyptian Cotton
Hardwick White
Farrow & Ball
Hardwick White
LRV 44

Egyptian Cotton reads noticeably lighter

Pure White
Egyptian Cotton
Pure White
Sherwin-Williams
Pure White
LRV 84

Pure White reads noticeably lighter

Artichoke
Egyptian Cotton
Artichoke
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Egyptian Cotton is the lighter choice

Balboa Mist
Egyptian Cotton
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Nearly identical in tone

Shoji White
Egyptian Cotton
Shoji White
Sherwin-Williams
Shoji White
LRV 74

Shoji White reads slightly lighter

Snowbound
Egyptian Cotton
Snowbound
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound reads noticeably lighter

Pewter Green
Egyptian Cotton
Pewter Green
Sherwin-Williams
Pewter Green
LRV 12

Egyptian Cotton is the lighter choice

Skimming Stone
Egyptian Cotton
Skimming Stone
Farrow & Ball
Skimming Stone
LRV 68

Nearly identical in tone

Dix Blue
Egyptian Cotton
Dix Blue
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Egyptian Cotton is the lighter choice

Calamine
Egyptian Cotton
Calamine
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

Nearly identical in tone

Treron
Egyptian Cotton
Treron
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

Egyptian Cotton is the lighter choice

Vintage Vogue
Egyptian Cotton
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Egyptian Cotton is the lighter choice

Saybrook Sage
Egyptian Cotton
Saybrook Sage
Benjamin Moore
Saybrook Sage
LRV 45

Egyptian Cotton reads noticeably lighter

Pale Green
Egyptian Cotton
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Egyptian Cotton is the lighter choice

Pine Needle
Egyptian Cotton
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Egyptian Cotton is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Egyptian Cotton
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Egyptian Cotton is the lighter choice

Guilford Green
Egyptian Cotton
Guilford Green
Benjamin Moore
Guilford Green
LRV 57

Egyptian Cotton reads slightly lighter