Gauze - Mid vs Calla Lily
Gauze - Mid (Little Greene) and Calla Lily (PPG) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Gauze - Mid belongs to the blue-white family and Calla Lily to the blue family. The 3-point LRV gap — 82 for Calla Lily vs 79 for Gauze - Mid — means Calla Lily will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 1.9 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. 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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Gauze - Mid vs Calla Lily Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Gauze - Mid on one side and Calla Lily 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 - Mid comparisons
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A 4-point LRV gap (83 vs 79) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Gauze - Mid reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 79 vs 6, Gauze - Mid is decisively the brighter choice.
Gauze - Mid reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Gauze - Mid reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 52, Gauze - Mid is decisively the brighter choice.
Gauze - Mid reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 58, Gauze - Mid is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 27, Gauze - Mid is decisively the brighter choice.
Gauze - Mid reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Gauze - Mid reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 55, Gauze - Mid is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 13, Gauze - Mid is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 44, Gauze - Mid is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Gauze - Mid reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 66, Gauze - Mid is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (79 vs 74) makes Gauze - Mid the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (83 vs 79) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 79 vs 12, Gauze - Mid is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (79 vs 68) makes Gauze - Mid the marginally brighter of the two.
Gauze - Mid reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Gauze - Mid reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Gauze - Mid reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 12, Gauze - Mid is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 45, Gauze - Mid is decisively the brighter choice.
Gauze - Mid reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Gauze - Mid reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Gauze - Mid reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Gauze - Mid reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.