Floating Petal vs Malt Chocolate
Floating Petal and Malt Chocolate come from the same Dulux collection. Floating Petal reads as pink, while Malt Chocolate reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 57 vs 57 — 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. ΔE 4.5 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Floating Petal vs Malt Chocolate in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Floating Petal and Malt Chocolate 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.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
Floating Petal vs Malt Chocolate Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Floating Petal on one side and Malt Chocolate 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 Floating Petal comparisons
See how Floating Petal stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 12-point LRV gap (69 vs 57) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 57), opening up a space where Floating Petal encloses it.
Floating Petal reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (57 vs 52) makes Floating Petal the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 30, Floating Petal is decisively the brighter choice.
Floating Petal reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 3-point LRV gap (60 vs 57) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 58 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Floating Petal reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 57 vs 43, Floating Petal is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 4, Floating Petal is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 57 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Floating Petal reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Floating Petal reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 57, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 21, Floating Petal is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 57), opening up a space where Floating Petal encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 57), opening up a space where Floating Petal encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (57 vs 51) makes Floating Petal the marginally brighter of the two.
Floating Petal reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Floating Petal reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 57 vs 41, Floating Petal is decisively the brighter choice.
Floating Petal reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Floating Petal reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 57 vs 31, Floating Petal is decisively the brighter choice.