De Nimes vs Train
Where De Nimes belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Train is a PPG color. Both sit in the blue-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Train (LRV 54) reflects noticeably more light than De Nimes (LRV 19), a difference of 35 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 28.4, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
De Nimes vs Train in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing De Nimes and Train 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 Train 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. Train 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. Train reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than De Nimes.
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. Train reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than De Nimes.
Color Details
De Nimes vs Train Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see De Nimes on one side and Train 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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