Almond Roca vs Tarragon
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Almond Roca belongs to the beige family and Tarragon to the blue-grey family. Almond Roca (LRV 25) reflects noticeably more light than Tarragon (LRV 7), a difference of 18 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Almond Roca runs warm while Tarragon is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 39.8, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Almond Roca vs Tarragon in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Almond Roca and Tarragon in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Almond Roca will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Tarragon would.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Almond Roca returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Almond Roca vs Tarragon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Almond Roca on one side and Tarragon 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 Almond Roca comparisons
See how Almond Roca stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 25, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 25), opening up a space where Almond Roca encloses it.
Almond Roca reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 25, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (30 vs 25) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 25), opening up a space where Almond Roca encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 25, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 25), opening up a space where Almond Roca encloses it.
With LRVs of 27 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 43 vs 25, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 25 vs 4, Almond Roca is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 25), opening up a space where Almond Roca encloses it.
Almond Roca reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 25), opening up a space where Almond Roca encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 25, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (25 vs 21) makes Almond Roca the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 25), opening up a space where Almond Roca encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 25), opening up a space where Almond Roca encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 25), opening up a space where Almond Roca encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 25, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Almond Roca reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Almond Roca reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 25), opening up a space where Almond Roca encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 25, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Almond Roca reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 25), opening up a space where Almond Roca encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (31 vs 25) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.