Summer Linnen vs Canvas
Where Summer Linnen belongs to Dulux's range, Canvas is a Tikkurila color. Hue-wise, Summer Linnen belongs to the beige family and Canvas to the beige-greige family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (79 vs 78), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 1.7, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Summer Linnen vs Canvas in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Summer Linnen and Canvas 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 two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Summer Linnen vs Canvas Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Summer Linnen on one side and Canvas 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 Summer Linnen comparisons
See how Summer Linnen stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 4-point LRV gap (83 vs 79) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Summer Linnen reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 79 vs 6, Summer Linnen is decisively the brighter choice.
Summer Linnen reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Summer Linnen reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 52, Summer Linnen is decisively the brighter choice.
Summer Linnen reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 58, Summer Linnen is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 27, Summer Linnen is decisively the brighter choice.
Summer Linnen reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Summer Linnen reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 55, Summer Linnen is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 13, Summer Linnen is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 44, Summer Linnen is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Summer Linnen reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 66, Summer Linnen is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (79 vs 74) makes Summer Linnen the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (83 vs 79) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 79 vs 12, Summer Linnen is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (79 vs 68) makes Summer Linnen the marginally brighter of the two.
Summer Linnen reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Summer Linnen reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Summer Linnen reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 12, Summer Linnen is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 45, Summer Linnen is decisively the brighter choice.
Summer Linnen reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Summer Linnen reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Summer Linnen reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Summer Linnen reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.