Refined Yellow vs Roman Plaster
Refined Yellow (Jotun) and Roman Plaster (Little Greene) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Refined Yellow belongs to the beige-yellow family and Roman Plaster to the beige-greige family. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 44 vs 44 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. Where Refined Yellow leans warm, Roman Plaster reads red — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 1.7 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Refined Yellow vs Roman Plaster in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Refined Yellow and Roman Plaster 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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Kitchen Cabinets
Cabinet color is always seen in context — against countertops, backsplash, and hardware — which amplifies undertone differences that might disappear on a plain wall. 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
Refined Yellow vs Roman Plaster Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Refined Yellow on one side and Roman Plaster 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 Refined Yellow comparisons
See how Refined Yellow stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 44), opening up a space where Refined Yellow encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 44, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 6, Refined Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Refined Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (52 vs 44) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 44), opening up a space where Refined Yellow encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 44, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 27, Refined Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 44 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Refined Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (55 vs 44) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 13, Refined Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 44), opening up a space where Refined Yellow encloses it.
Refined Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 44, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 44, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 44, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 44 vs 12, Refined Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 8, Refined Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 44, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Refined Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 44 vs 12, Refined Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Refined Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.