Welcoming Red vs Moody Mauve
Where Welcoming Red belongs to Jotun's range, Moody Mauve is a PPG color. Hue-wise, Welcoming Red belongs to the pink-red family and Moody Mauve to the pink family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (20 vs 21), so they'll read as similarly Dark in most lighting conditions. With a ΔE of 12.3, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Welcoming Red vs Moody Mauve Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Welcoming Red on one side and Moody 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 Welcoming Red comparisons
See how Welcoming Red stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 20, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 20), opening up a space where Welcoming Red encloses it.
Welcoming Red reflects far more light (LRV 20 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 20, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (30 vs 20) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 20), opening up a space where Welcoming Red encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 20, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 20), opening up a space where Welcoming Red encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 20, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 20 vs 4, Welcoming Red is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 20), opening up a space where Welcoming Red encloses it.
Welcoming Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 20), opening up a space where Welcoming Red encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 20, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 20), opening up a space where Welcoming Red encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 20), opening up a space where Welcoming Red encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 20), opening up a space where Welcoming Red encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 20, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Welcoming Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Welcoming Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 20), opening up a space where Welcoming Red encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 20, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Welcoming Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 20), opening up a space where Welcoming Red encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (31 vs 20) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.