Deserted Beach vs Roycroft Vellum
Where Deserted Beach belongs to PPG's range, Roycroft Vellum is a Sherwin-Williams color. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (71 vs 70), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 1.3, 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.
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Deserted Beach vs Roycroft Vellum Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Deserted Beach on one side and Roycroft Vellum 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 Deserted Beach comparisons
See how Deserted Beach stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 71), opening up a space where Deserted Beach encloses it.
Deserted Beach reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 52, Deserted Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 30, Deserted Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
Deserted Beach reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (71 vs 60) makes Deserted Beach the marginally brighter of the two.
Deserted Beach reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Deserted Beach reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 43, Deserted Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 4, Deserted Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
Deserted Beach reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Deserted Beach reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Deserted Beach reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 71, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 21, Deserted Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
Deserted Beach reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 71 vs 51, Deserted Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
Deserted Beach reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Deserted Beach reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 71 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 71 vs 41, Deserted Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
Deserted Beach reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Deserted Beach reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 31, Deserted Beach is decisively the brighter choice.