De Nimes vs Pale Linden
Where De Nimes belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Pale Linden is a Jotun color. Hue-wise, De Nimes belongs to the blue-grey family and Pale Linden to the greige-grey family. Pale Linden (LRV 55) reflects noticeably more light than De Nimes (LRV 19), a difference of 37 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. De Nimes runs cool while Pale Linden is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 31.4, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
De Nimes vs Pale Linden in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing De Nimes and Pale Linden 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 Pale Linden will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than De Nimes 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. Pale Linden reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than De Nimes.
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. Pale Linden reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than De Nimes.
Color Details
De Nimes vs Pale Linden Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see De Nimes on one side and Pale Linden 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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