Babouche vs Kingdom Gold
Where Babouche belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Kingdom Gold is a Sherwin-Williams color. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. Babouche (LRV 57) reflects noticeably more light than Kingdom Gold (LRV 41), a difference of 16 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 14.6, 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 7 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Babouche vs Kingdom Gold in Real Spaces
7 real rooms side by side. Seeing Babouche and Kingdom Gold 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 Babouche will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Kingdom Gold would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Babouche reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Kingdom Gold.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Babouche reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Kingdom Gold.
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. Babouche 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. Babouche reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Kingdom Gold.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Babouche reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Kingdom Gold.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Babouche will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Kingdom Gold would.
Color Details
Babouche vs Kingdom Gold Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Babouche on one side and Kingdom Gold 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 Babouche comparisons
See how Babouche stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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A 5-point LRV gap (57 vs 52) makes Babouche the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 30, Babouche is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (60 vs 57) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
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At LRV 57 vs 43, Babouche is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 57 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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At LRV 84 vs 57, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 57), opening up a space where Babouche encloses it.
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Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Babouche reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Babouche reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 57 vs 31, Babouche is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 7, Babouche is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 24, Babouche is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.