Tawny Owl vs Landmark paint color comparison

Tawny Owl vs Landmark

Tawny OwlDuluxvsLandmarkSherwin-WilliamsΔE 7.7Noticeable difference

Tawny Owl (Dulux) and Landmark (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the greige-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 4-point LRV gap — 15 for Landmark vs 10 for Tawny Owl — means Landmark 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 7.7 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.

Tawny Owl vs Landmark in Real Spaces

2 real rooms side by side. Tawny Owl and Landmark 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. Landmark reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.

Tawny OwlDulux Tawny Owl cozy living room paint

@homehouseabode

LandmarkA elegant living room painted in Landmark

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Dining Room

Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The brightness difference is modest but present — Landmark gives the walls a little more lift.

Tawny OwlDulux Tawny Owl cozy dining room paint

@fuji.at.home

LandmarkLandmark paint in a moody dining room

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Color Details

Tawny Owl
Dulux
LRV10.3
BrandDulux
Number
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessDark
Landmark
Sherwin-Williams · 9609
LRV14.6
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number9609
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessDark

Tawny Owl vs Landmark Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tawny Owl on one side and Landmark on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Tawny Owl comparisons

See how Tawny Owl stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

Tawny Owl
Ammonite
Tawny Owl
Ammonite
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 10), opening up a space where Tawny Owl encloses it.

White Dove
Tawny Owl
White Dove
Tawny Owl
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10

At LRV 83 vs 10, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Tawny Owl
Iron Ore
Tawny Owl
Iron Ore
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10

A 5-point LRV gap (10 vs 6) makes Tawny Owl the marginally brighter of the two.

Tawny Owl
Purbeck Stone
Tawny Owl
Purbeck Stone

Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 10), opening up a space where Tawny Owl encloses it.

Tawny Owl
Evergreen Fog
Tawny Owl
Evergreen Fog

Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 10), opening up a space where Tawny Owl encloses it.

Tawny Owl
Mizzle
Tawny Owl
Mizzle
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

At LRV 52 vs 10, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.

Tawny Owl
Agreeable Gray
Tawny Owl
Agreeable Gray

Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 10), opening up a space where Tawny Owl encloses it.

Tawny Owl
Accessible Beige
Tawny Owl
Accessible Beige

At LRV 58 vs 10, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.

Denim Drift
Tawny Owl
Denim Drift
Tawny Owl
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10

At LRV 27 vs 10, Denim Drift is decisively the brighter choice.

Tawny Owl
French Gray
Tawny Owl
French Gray
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10

French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 10), opening up a space where Tawny Owl encloses it.

Tawny Owl
Naval
Tawny Owl
Naval
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Tawny Owl reads slightly lighter (LRV 10 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Tawny Owl
Tranquil Dawn
Tawny Owl
Tranquil Dawn

At LRV 55 vs 10, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.

Tawny Owl
Bancha
Tawny Owl
Bancha
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

A 3-point LRV gap (13 vs 10) makes Bancha the marginally brighter of the two.

Tawny Owl
Hardwick White
Tawny Owl
Hardwick White

At LRV 44 vs 10, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.

Tawny Owl
Pure White
Tawny Owl
Pure White
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 10), opening up a space where Tawny Owl encloses it.

Tawny Owl
Artichoke
Tawny Owl
Artichoke
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Artichoke reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Balboa Mist
Tawny Owl
Balboa Mist
Tawny Owl
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10

At LRV 66 vs 10, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.

Tawny Owl
Shoji White
Tawny Owl
Shoji White
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10

At LRV 74 vs 10, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.

Tawny Owl
Snowbound
Tawny Owl
Snowbound
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 10, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Tawny Owl
Pigeon
Tawny Owl
Pigeon
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10
Farrow & Ball
Pigeon
LRV 51

Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 10), opening up a space where Tawny Owl encloses it.

Tawny Owl
Pewter Green
Tawny Owl
Pewter Green
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Tawny Owl
Duck Green
Tawny Owl
Duck Green
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Tawny Owl
Skimming Stone
Tawny Owl
Skimming Stone

At LRV 68 vs 10, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.

Tawny Owl
Dix Blue
Tawny Owl
Dix Blue
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 10), opening up a space where Tawny Owl encloses it.

Vintage Vogue
Tawny Owl
Vintage Vogue
Tawny Owl

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Tawny Owl
Livid
Tawny Owl
Livid

Tawny Owl vs Livid

Saybrook Sage
Tawny Owl
Saybrook Sage
Tawny Owl

At LRV 45 vs 10, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.

Tawny Owl
Pale Green
Tawny Owl
Pale Green
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 10), opening up a space where Tawny Owl encloses it.