Blue Plate vs Virtual Taupe
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Blue Plate belongs to the blue family and Virtual Taupe to the greige-grey family. Virtual Taupe (LRV 20) reflects noticeably more light than Blue Plate (LRV 17), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Blue Plate runs cool while Virtual Taupe is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 45.2, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Blue Plate vs Virtual Taupe in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Blue Plate and Virtual Taupe in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Virtual Taupe reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Blue Plate vs Virtual Taupe Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Blue Plate on one side and Virtual 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.