Barcelona Beige vs Pavilion Beige paint color comparison

Barcelona Beige vs Pavilion Beige

Barcelona Beige and Pavilion Beige come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 47 vs 48 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. ΔE 3.1 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Barcelona Beige vs Pavilion Beige in Real Spaces

4 real rooms side by side. Barcelona Beige and Pavilion Beige 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

A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.

Barcelona BeigeA traditional living room painted in Barcelona Beige

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Pavilion BeigeSherwin Williams Pavilion Beige Living Room

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Kitchen

Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.

Barcelona BeigeBarcelona Beige — organic modern kitchen

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Pavilion BeigeSW Pavilion Beige kitchen

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Dining Room

Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.

Barcelona BeigeBarcelona Beige paint in a minimalist dining room

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Pavilion BeigeSw Pavilion Beige Dining Room

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House

A full exterior is the most demanding test for a paint color — scale and outdoor light both amplify differences that seem small on a swatch. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.

Barcelona BeigeBarcelona Beige color — scandinavian house inspiration

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Pavilion BeigeSW Pavilion Beige house exterior

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Color Details

Barcelona Beige
Sherwin-Williams · 7530
LRV46.5
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number7530
Undertone—
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium
Pavilion Beige
Sherwin-Williams · 7512
LRV48.0
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number7512
Undertone—
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium

Barcelona Beige vs Pavilion Beige Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Barcelona Beige on one side and Pavilion Beige 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.