Winter's Nap vs Truly Taupe
Winter's Nap is a PPG color while Truly Taupe comes from Sherwin-Williams. These are both greige-greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within greige-grey to land. With LRVs of 35 and 35, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 1.7, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Winter's Nap vs Truly Taupe in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Winter's Nap and Truly Taupe 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.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Front Door
Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Winter's Nap vs Truly Taupe Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Winter's Nap on one side and Truly Taupe 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 Winter's Nap comparisons
See how Winter's Nap stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 69 vs 35, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Winter's Nap reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 35, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (35 vs 30) makes Winter's Nap the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 35), opening up a space where Winter's Nap encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 35, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 35), opening up a space where Winter's Nap encloses it.
Winter's Nap reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (43 vs 35) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 35 vs 4, Winter's Nap is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 35), opening up a space where Winter's Nap encloses it.
Winter's Nap reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 35, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 35 vs 21, Winter's Nap is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 35), opening up a space where Winter's Nap encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 35), opening up a space where Winter's Nap encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 35), opening up a space where Winter's Nap encloses it.
Winter's Nap reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 35), opening up a space where Winter's Nap encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (41 vs 35) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 35, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (35 vs 25) makes Winter's Nap the marginally brighter of the two.
Winter's Nap reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (35 vs 31) makes Winter's Nap the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 35 vs 7, Winter's Nap is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (35 vs 24) makes Winter's Nap the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 35, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.