Rubine Ashes vs Whiskers paint color comparison

Rubine Ashes vs Whiskers

Rubine AshesLittle GreenevsWhiskersPPGΔE 2.4Subtle difference

Rubine Ashes is a Little Greene color while Whiskers comes from PPG. Both sit in the greige-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 62 and 60, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 2.4, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Rubine Ashes vs Whiskers in Real Spaces

2 real rooms side by side. Rubine Ashes and Whiskers 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

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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.

Rubine AshesLittle Greene Rubine Ashes living room paint

@colourcoateddecorating

WhiskersA contemporary living room painted in Whiskers

@simplywalldecor

Bedroom

Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.

Rubine AshesLittle Greene Rubine Ashes 243 bedroom

@nikulina.alex

WhiskersA boho bedroom painted in Whiskers

@simplywalldecor

Color Details

Rubine Ashes
Little Greene · 243
Hex#d5cec8
LRV62.5
BrandLittle Greene
Number243
UndertoneRed
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight
Whiskers
PPG · PPG1025-3
Hex#d1ccc2
LRV60.0
BrandPPG
NumberPPG1025-3
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessLight

Rubine Ashes vs Whiskers Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Rubine Ashes on one side and Whiskers 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 Rubine Ashes comparisons

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

White Dove
White Dove
Rubine Ashes
Little Greene
Rubine Ashes
243 · LRV 62

White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 62), opening up a space where Rubine Ashes encloses it.

Ammonite
Ammonite
Rubine Ashes
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69
Little Greene
Rubine Ashes
243 · LRV 62

A 6-point LRV gap (69 vs 62) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.

Iron Ore
Rubine Ashes
Iron Ore
Little Greene
Rubine Ashes
243 · LRV 62

Rubine Ashes reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.

Purbeck Stone
Purbeck Stone
Rubine Ashes
Little Greene
Rubine Ashes
243 · LRV 62

A 11-point LRV gap (62 vs 52) makes Rubine Ashes the marginally brighter of the two.

Evergreen Fog
Rubine Ashes
Evergreen Fog
Little Greene
Rubine Ashes
243 · LRV 62

At LRV 62 vs 30, Rubine Ashes is decisively the brighter choice.

Mizzle
Mizzle
Rubine Ashes
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52
Little Greene
Rubine Ashes
243 · LRV 62

Rubine Ashes reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Agreeable Gray
Rubine Ashes vs Agreeable Gray
Rubine Ashes
Agreeable Gray
Little Greene
Rubine Ashes
243 · LRV 62

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Accessible Beige
Rubine Ashes
Accessible Beige
Little Greene
Rubine Ashes
243 · LRV 62

Rubine Ashes reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Denim Drift
Denim Drift
Rubine Ashes
Little Greene
Rubine Ashes
243 · LRV 62

Rubine Ashes reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.

French Gray
French Gray
Rubine Ashes
Little Greene
Rubine Ashes
243 · LRV 62

At LRV 62 vs 43, Rubine Ashes is decisively the brighter choice.

Naval
Rubine Ashes
Naval
Little Greene
Rubine Ashes
243 · LRV 62
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

At LRV 62 vs 4, Rubine Ashes is decisively the brighter choice.

Tranquil Dawn
Tranquil Dawn
Rubine Ashes
Little Greene
Rubine Ashes
243 · LRV 62

Rubine Ashes reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Bancha
Bancha
Rubine Ashes
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13
Little Greene
Rubine Ashes
243 · LRV 62

Rubine Ashes reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.

Hardwick White
Hardwick White
Rubine Ashes
Little Greene
Rubine Ashes
243 · LRV 62

Rubine Ashes reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.

Pure White
Rubine Ashes
Pure White
Little Greene
Rubine Ashes
243 · LRV 62

At LRV 84 vs 62, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.

Artichoke
Rubine Ashes
Artichoke
Little Greene
Rubine Ashes
243 · LRV 62
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

At LRV 62 vs 21, Rubine Ashes is decisively the brighter choice.

Balboa Mist
Balboa Mist
Rubine Ashes
Little Greene
Rubine Ashes
243 · LRV 62

Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Shoji White
Rubine Ashes
Shoji White
Little Greene
Rubine Ashes
243 · LRV 62

Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Snowbound
Rubine Ashes
Snowbound
Little Greene
Rubine Ashes
243 · LRV 62
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 62), opening up a space where Rubine Ashes encloses it.

Pewter Green
Rubine Ashes
Pewter Green
Little Greene
Rubine Ashes
243 · LRV 62

Rubine Ashes reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.

Skimming Stone
Skimming Stone
Rubine Ashes
Little Greene
Rubine Ashes
243 · LRV 62

Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Dix Blue
Dix Blue
Rubine Ashes
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41
Little Greene
Rubine Ashes
243 · LRV 62

At LRV 62 vs 41, Rubine Ashes is decisively the brighter choice.

Calamine
Calamine
Rubine Ashes
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68
Little Greene
Rubine Ashes
243 · LRV 62

A 5-point LRV gap (68 vs 62) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.

Treron
Treron
Rubine Ashes
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25
Little Greene
Rubine Ashes
243 · LRV 62

At LRV 62 vs 25, Rubine Ashes is decisively the brighter choice.

Vintage Vogue
Vintage Vogue
Rubine Ashes
Little Greene
Rubine Ashes
243 · LRV 62

Rubine Ashes reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.

Saybrook Sage
Saybrook Sage
Rubine Ashes
Little Greene
Rubine Ashes
243 · LRV 62

Rubine Ashes reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.

Pale Green
Rubine Ashes
Pale Green
Little Greene
Rubine Ashes
243 · LRV 62
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

At LRV 62 vs 31, Rubine Ashes is decisively the brighter choice.

Pine Needle
Pine Needle
Rubine Ashes
Little Greene
Rubine Ashes
243 · LRV 62

At LRV 62 vs 7, Rubine Ashes is decisively the brighter choice.

Cement grey
Rubine Ashes
Cement grey
Little Greene
Rubine Ashes
243 · LRV 62
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

At LRV 62 vs 24, Rubine Ashes is decisively the brighter choice.

Guilford Green
Guilford Green
Rubine Ashes
Little Greene
Rubine Ashes
243 · LRV 62

A 5-point LRV gap (62 vs 57) makes Rubine Ashes the marginally brighter of the two.