De Nimes vs Elegant
Where De Nimes belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Elegant is a Jotun color. De Nimes reads as blue-grey, while Elegant reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. De Nimes (LRV 19) reflects noticeably more light than Elegant (LRV 11), a difference of 7 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. De Nimes runs cool while Elegant is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 14.7, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
De Nimes vs Elegant in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing De Nimes and Elegant 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 brightness difference is modest but present — De Nimes gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. De Nimes reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. De Nimes reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. De Nimes reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
De Nimes vs Elegant Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see De Nimes on one side and Elegant 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.
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