Raisin Cake vs Shade-Grown
Where Raisin Cake belongs to Dulux's range, Shade-Grown is a Sherwin-Williams color. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Raisin Cake (LRV 11) reflects noticeably more light than Shade-Grown (LRV 8), a difference of 3 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. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Raisin Cake vs Shade-Grown in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Raisin Cake and Shade-Grown 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
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 brightness difference is modest but present — Raisin Cake gives the walls a little more lift.
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. Raisin Cake reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Raisin Cake vs Shade-Grown Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Raisin Cake on one side and Shade-Grown 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
See how Raisin Cake stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
