Natural Taupe 2 vs Pavilion Gray
Natural Taupe 2 (Dulux) and Pavilion Gray (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Natural Taupe 2 belongs to the beige-greige family and Pavilion Gray to the greige-grey family. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 55 vs 55 — 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 2.1 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Natural Taupe 2 vs Pavilion Gray in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Natural Taupe 2 and Pavilion Gray 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.
Color Details
Natural Taupe 2 vs Pavilion Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Natural Taupe 2 on one side and Pavilion Gray 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 Natural Taupe 2 comparisons
See how Natural Taupe 2 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 55 vs 6, Natural Taupe 2 is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 3-point LRV gap (55 vs 52) makes Natural Taupe 2 the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 55 vs 27, Natural Taupe 2 is decisively the brighter choice.
Natural Taupe 2 reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Natural Taupe 2 reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 55 vs 13, Natural Taupe 2 is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (55 vs 44) makes Natural Taupe 2 the marginally brighter of the two.
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A 11-point LRV gap (66 vs 55) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 55, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 55, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Natural Taupe 2 reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 12, Natural Taupe 2 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 8, Natural Taupe 2 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 55, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 55 vs 12, Natural Taupe 2 is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (55 vs 45) makes Natural Taupe 2 the marginally brighter of the two.
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