Peignoir vs Vaguely Mauve
Peignoir (Farrow & Ball) and Vaguely Mauve (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Peignoir belongs to the beige-pink family and Vaguely Mauve to the grey family. The 3-point LRV gap — 60 for Peignoir vs 57 for Vaguely Mauve — means Peignoir 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 2.5 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Peignoir vs Vaguely Mauve in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Peignoir and Vaguely 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.
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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Peignoir vs Vaguely Mauve Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Peignoir on one side and Vaguely 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 Peignoir comparisons
See how Peignoir stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Peignoir encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (60 vs 52) makes Peignoir the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 30, Peignoir is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 60 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Peignoir reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 43, Peignoir is decisively the brighter choice.
Peignoir reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Peignoir reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 60, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 60), opening up a space where Peignoir encloses it.
Peignoir reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Peignoir reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Peignoir reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 31, Peignoir is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 7, Peignoir is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 24, Peignoir is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.