Muted Blush vs Purbeck Stone
Muted Blush (Dulux) and Purbeck Stone (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Muted Blush belongs to the beige-greige family and Purbeck Stone to the greige-grey family. The 12-point LRV gap — 64 for Muted Blush vs 52 for Purbeck Stone — means Muted Blush 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 6.0 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.
Muted Blush vs Purbeck Stone in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Muted Blush and Purbeck Stone 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. Muted Blush reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Purbeck Stone.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Muted Blush returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Muted Blush vs Purbeck Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Muted Blush on one side and Purbeck Stone 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 Muted Blush comparisons
See how Muted Blush stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 64 vs 6, Muted Blush is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 64 vs 52, Muted Blush is decisively the brighter choice.
Muted Blush reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (64 vs 58) makes Muted Blush the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 27, Muted Blush is decisively the brighter choice.
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Muted Blush reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (64 vs 55) makes Muted Blush the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 13, Muted Blush is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 44, Muted Blush is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 64), opening up a space where Muted Blush encloses it.
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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (74 vs 64) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 64, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 12, Muted Blush is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (68 vs 64) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
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Calamine reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Muted Blush reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 12, Muted Blush is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 45, Muted Blush is decisively the brighter choice.
Muted Blush reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Muted Blush reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Muted Blush reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Muted Blush reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.