Roman Plaster vs S 3005-Y20R
Roman Plaster (Little Greene) and S 3005-Y20R (NCS) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 4-point LRV gap — 44 for Roman Plaster vs 41 for S 3005-Y20R — means Roman Plaster will open up a space more effectively. Where Roman Plaster leans red, S 3005-Y20R reads warm — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. ΔE 8.9 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Roman Plaster vs S 3005-Y20R in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Roman Plaster and S 3005-Y20R 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.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Roman Plaster reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Roman Plaster vs S 3005-Y20R Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Roman Plaster on one side and S 3005-Y20R 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 Roman Plaster comparisons
See how Roman Plaster stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 44 vs 6, Roman Plaster is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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A 7-point LRV gap (52 vs 44) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 44), opening up a space where Roman Plaster encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 44, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 27, Roman Plaster is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 44 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Roman Plaster reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (55 vs 44) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 13, Roman Plaster is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 44), opening up a space where Roman Plaster encloses it.
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At LRV 66 vs 44, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 44, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 44, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 44 vs 12, Roman Plaster is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 8, Roman Plaster is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 44, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Roman Plaster reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 44 vs 12, Roman Plaster is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Roman Plaster reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.