Petaluma Dust vs Artisan Tan
Petaluma Dust is a PPG color while Artisan Tan comes from Sherwin-Williams. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 31 and 33, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 1.0, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. 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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Petaluma Dust vs Artisan Tan Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Petaluma Dust on one side and Artisan Tan 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 Petaluma Dust comparisons
See how Petaluma Dust stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 31, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
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Petaluma Dust reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 31, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 31), opening up a space where Petaluma Dust encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 31, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 31), opening up a space where Petaluma Dust encloses it.
Petaluma Dust reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 31, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 31 vs 4, Petaluma Dust is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 31), opening up a space where Petaluma Dust encloses it.
Petaluma Dust reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 31), opening up a space where Petaluma Dust encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 31, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (31 vs 21) makes Petaluma Dust the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 31), opening up a space where Petaluma Dust encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 31), opening up a space where Petaluma Dust encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Petaluma Dust encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 31, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Petaluma Dust reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Petaluma Dust reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 31), opening up a space where Petaluma Dust encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (41 vs 31) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Petaluma Dust reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 31), opening up a space where Petaluma Dust encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.