Khaki Mists 5 vs Windfresh White
Khaki Mists 5 (Dulux) and Windfresh White (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 69 vs 69 — 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 0.6 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.
Khaki Mists 5 vs Windfresh White in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Khaki Mists 5 and Windfresh White 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
Khaki Mists 5 vs Windfresh White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Khaki Mists 5 on one side and Windfresh White 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 Khaki Mists 5 comparisons
See how Khaki Mists 5 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Khaki Mists 5 encloses it.
Khaki Mists 5 reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 52, Khaki Mists 5 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 30, Khaki Mists 5 is decisively the brighter choice.
Khaki Mists 5 reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (69 vs 60) makes Khaki Mists 5 the marginally brighter of the two.
Khaki Mists 5 reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Khaki Mists 5 reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 43, Khaki Mists 5 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 4, Khaki Mists 5 is decisively the brighter choice.
Khaki Mists 5 reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Khaki Mists 5 reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Khaki Mists 5 reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 69, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 21, Khaki Mists 5 is decisively the brighter choice.
Khaki Mists 5 reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Khaki Mists 5 encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 51, Khaki Mists 5 is decisively the brighter choice.
Khaki Mists 5 reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Khaki Mists 5 reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 69 vs 41, Khaki Mists 5 is decisively the brighter choice.
Khaki Mists 5 reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Khaki Mists 5 reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 31, Khaki Mists 5 is decisively the brighter choice.