Gauze - Dark vs Breathtaking
Where Gauze - Dark belongs to Little Greene's range, Breathtaking is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Gauze - Dark belongs to the blue-grey family and Breathtaking to the blue family. Breathtaking (LRV 63) reflects noticeably more light than Gauze - Dark (LRV 60), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Gauze - Dark runs blue while Breathtaking is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 7.8 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Gauze - Dark vs Breathtaking in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Gauze - Dark and Breathtaking 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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Breathtaking reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Gauze - Dark vs Breathtaking Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Gauze - Dark on one side and Breathtaking 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 Gauze - Dark comparisons
See how Gauze - Dark stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 60 vs 6, Gauze - Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
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With LRVs of 60 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 60 vs 27, Gauze - Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 5-point LRV gap (60 vs 55) makes Gauze - Dark the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 13, Gauze - Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 44, Gauze - Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 60 vs 12, Gauze - Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 8, Gauze - Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (68 vs 60) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Gauze - Dark reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 12, Gauze - Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 45, Gauze - Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
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With LRVs of 60 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.