Matchstick vs Eaglet Beige
Matchstick (Farrow & Ball) and Eaglet Beige (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. The 3-point LRV gap — 71 for Eaglet Beige vs 68 for Matchstick — means Eaglet Beige will open up a space more effectively. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. A ΔE of 1.5 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Matchstick vs Eaglet Beige in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Matchstick and Eaglet Beige 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Eaglet Beige reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Eaglet Beige has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Eaglet Beige has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The brightness difference is modest but present — Eaglet Beige gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Matchstick vs Eaglet Beige Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Matchstick on one side and Eaglet Beige 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 Matchstick comparisons
See how Matchstick stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 68), opening up a space where Matchstick encloses it.
Matchstick reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 52, Matchstick is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 30, Matchstick is decisively the brighter choice.
Matchstick reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (68 vs 60) makes Matchstick the marginally brighter of the two.
Matchstick reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Matchstick reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 43, Matchstick is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 4, Matchstick is decisively the brighter choice.
Matchstick reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Matchstick reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Matchstick reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 68, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 21, Matchstick is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 68), opening up a space where Matchstick encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 51, Matchstick is decisively the brighter choice.
Matchstick reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Matchstick reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 68 vs 41, Matchstick is decisively the brighter choice.
Matchstick reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Matchstick reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 31, Matchstick is decisively the brighter choice.