Manor House Gray vs Beguiling Mauve
Where Manor House Gray belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Beguiling Mauve is a Sherwin-Williams color. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Beguiling Mauve (LRV 40) reflects noticeably more light than Manor House Gray (LRV 36), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean neutral, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. The ΔE 6.9 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Manor House Gray vs Beguiling Mauve in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Manor House Gray and Beguiling Mauve 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
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 — Beguiling Mauve gives the walls a little more lift.
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. Beguiling Mauve 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. Beguiling Mauve reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Manor House Gray vs Beguiling Mauve Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Manor House Gray on one side and Beguiling Mauve 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 Manor House Gray comparisons
See how Manor House Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 36 vs 6, Manor House Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 36 vs 13, Manor House Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
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Manor House Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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