Beauvais Lilac vs Cement grey
Beauvais Lilac is a Little Greene color while Cement grey comes from RAL Classic. Hue-wise, Beauvais Lilac belongs to the beige family and Cement grey to the grey family. At LRV 71 vs 24, Beauvais Lilac will read as the brighter of the two — a 47-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 34.9, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Beauvais Lilac vs Cement grey in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Beauvais Lilac and Cement grey in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Beauvais Lilac returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Beauvais Lilac will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cement grey would.
Color Details
Beauvais Lilac vs Cement grey Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Beauvais Lilac on one side and Cement grey 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 Beauvais Lilac comparisons
See how Beauvais Lilac stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Beauvais Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 52, Beauvais Lilac is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 30, Beauvais Lilac is decisively the brighter choice.
Beauvais Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (71 vs 60) makes Beauvais Lilac the marginally brighter of the two.
Beauvais Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Beauvais Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 43, Beauvais Lilac is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 4, Beauvais Lilac is decisively the brighter choice.
Beauvais Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Beauvais Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Beauvais Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 71, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 21, Beauvais Lilac is decisively the brighter choice.
Beauvais Lilac reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 74 and 71, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 71 vs 51, Beauvais Lilac is decisively the brighter choice.
Beauvais Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Beauvais Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Beauvais Lilac reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 71 vs 41, Beauvais Lilac is decisively the brighter choice.
Beauvais Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Beauvais Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 31, Beauvais Lilac is decisively the brighter choice.