Fescue vs Simple Stone paint color comparison

Fescue vs Simple Stone

Where Fescue belongs to Little Greene's range, Simple Stone is a Sherwin-Williams color. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (57 vs 57), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. Fescue runs yellow and red while Simple Stone is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. At ΔE 1.1, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.

Color Details

Fescue
Little Greene · 231
Hex#ccc7b9
LRV57.2
BrandLittle Greene
Number231
UndertoneYellow and Red
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight
Simple Stone
Sherwin-Williams · 9521
Hex#CDC7B7
LRV57.3
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number9521
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight

Fescue vs Simple Stone Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Fescue on one side and Simple Stone on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Fescue comparisons

See how Fescue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Fescue
White Dove
Fescue
Little Greene
Fescue
231 · LRV 57

At LRV 83 vs 57, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Ammonite
Fescue
Ammonite
Fescue
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69
Little Greene
Fescue
231 · LRV 57

Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Fescue
Iron Ore
Fescue
Iron Ore
Little Greene
Fescue
231 · LRV 57

At LRV 57 vs 6, Fescue is decisively the brighter choice.

Purbeck Stone
Fescue
Purbeck Stone
Fescue
Little Greene
Fescue
231 · LRV 57

Fescue reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Fescue
Evergreen Fog
Fescue
Evergreen Fog
Little Greene
Fescue
231 · LRV 57

Fescue reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.

Mizzle
Fescue
Mizzle
Fescue
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52
Little Greene
Fescue
231 · LRV 57

A 6-point LRV gap (57 vs 52) makes Fescue the marginally brighter of the two.

Fescue
Agreeable Gray
Fescue
Agreeable Gray
Little Greene
Fescue
231 · LRV 57

Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Fescue
Fescue
Accessible Beige
Accessible Beige
Fescue vs Accessible Beige
Little Greene
Fescue
231 · LRV 57

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Denim Drift
Fescue
Denim Drift
Fescue
Little Greene
Fescue
231 · LRV 57

At LRV 57 vs 27, Fescue is decisively the brighter choice.

French Gray
Fescue
French Gray
Fescue
Little Greene
Fescue
231 · LRV 57

Fescue reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.

Fescue
Naval
Fescue
Naval
Little Greene
Fescue
231 · LRV 57
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Fescue reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Tranquil Dawn
Fescue
Tranquil Dawn
Fescue
Little Greene
Fescue
231 · LRV 57

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Bancha
Fescue
Bancha
Fescue
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13
Little Greene
Fescue
231 · LRV 57

At LRV 57 vs 13, Fescue is decisively the brighter choice.

Hardwick White
Fescue
Hardwick White
Fescue
Little Greene
Fescue
231 · LRV 57

At LRV 57 vs 44, Fescue is decisively the brighter choice.

Fescue
Pure White
Fescue
Pure White
Little Greene
Fescue
231 · LRV 57

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 57), opening up a space where Fescue encloses it.

Fescue
Artichoke
Fescue
Artichoke
Little Greene
Fescue
231 · LRV 57
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Fescue reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.

Balboa Mist
Fescue
Balboa Mist
Fescue
Little Greene
Fescue
231 · LRV 57

A 8-point LRV gap (66 vs 57) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.

Fescue
Shoji White
Fescue
Shoji White
Little Greene
Fescue
231 · LRV 57

At LRV 74 vs 57, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.

Fescue
Snowbound
Fescue
Snowbound
Little Greene
Fescue
231 · LRV 57
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 57, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Fescue
Pewter Green
Fescue
Pewter Green
Little Greene
Fescue
231 · LRV 57

At LRV 57 vs 12, Fescue is decisively the brighter choice.

Skimming Stone
Fescue
Skimming Stone
Fescue
Little Greene
Fescue
231 · LRV 57

A 11-point LRV gap (68 vs 57) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.

Dix Blue
Fescue
Dix Blue
Fescue
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41
Little Greene
Fescue
231 · LRV 57

Fescue reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.

Calamine
Fescue
Calamine
Fescue
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68
Little Greene
Fescue
231 · LRV 57

Calamine reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Treron
Fescue
Treron
Fescue
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25
Little Greene
Fescue
231 · LRV 57

Fescue reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.

Vintage Vogue
Fescue
Vintage Vogue
Fescue
Little Greene
Fescue
231 · LRV 57

At LRV 57 vs 12, Fescue is decisively the brighter choice.

Saybrook Sage
Fescue
Saybrook Sage
Fescue
Little Greene
Fescue
231 · LRV 57

A 12-point LRV gap (57 vs 45) makes Fescue the marginally brighter of the two.

Fescue
Pale Green
Fescue
Pale Green
Little Greene
Fescue
231 · LRV 57
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Fescue reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.

Pine Needle
Fescue
Pine Needle
Fescue
Little Greene
Fescue
231 · LRV 57

Fescue reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.

Fescue
Cement grey
Fescue
Cement grey
Little Greene
Fescue
231 · LRV 57
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Fescue reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.

Guilford Green
Fescue
Guilford Green
Fescue
Little Greene
Fescue
231 · LRV 57

With LRVs of 57 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.