Raisin Cake vs Tranquil Dawn
Both from Dulux's palette. Hue-wise, Raisin Cake belongs to the grey family and Tranquil Dawn to the green-grey family. Tranquil Dawn (LRV 55) reflects noticeably more light than Raisin Cake (LRV 11), a difference of 44 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean neutral, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 44.1, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Raisin Cake vs Tranquil Dawn in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Raisin Cake and Tranquil Dawn in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Tranquil Dawn will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Raisin Cake would.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Tranquil Dawn returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Tranquil Dawn reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Raisin Cake.
Color Details
Raisin Cake vs Tranquil Dawn Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Raisin Cake on one side and Tranquil Dawn 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 Raisin Cake comparisons
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At LRV 60 vs 11, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 43 vs 11, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (11 vs 4) makes Raisin Cake the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 13 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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At LRV 84 vs 11, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
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With LRVs of 12 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 11), opening up a space where Raisin Cake encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 11, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 11, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 25 vs 11, Treron is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 12 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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At LRV 31 vs 11, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (11 vs 7) makes Raisin Cake the marginally brighter of the two.
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