Shaded White vs Pearl Colour - Dark
Where Shaded White belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Pearl Colour - Dark is a Little Greene color. Shaded White reads as beige-greige, while Pearl Colour - Dark reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Shaded White (LRV 64) reflects noticeably more light than Pearl Colour - Dark (LRV 54), a difference of 10 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Shaded White runs warm while Pearl Colour - Dark is decidedly green, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 8.0 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Shaded White vs Pearl Colour - Dark in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Shaded White and Pearl Colour - Dark 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 LRV gap is large enough that Shaded White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pearl Colour - Dark 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. Shaded White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pearl Colour - Dark.
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. Shaded White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pearl Colour - Dark.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Shaded White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pearl Colour - Dark.
Color Details
Shaded White vs Pearl Colour - Dark Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Shaded White on one side and Pearl Colour - Dark 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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