Chelsea Mauve vs Down Home
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. At LRV 43 vs 20, Chelsea Mauve will read as the brighter of the two — a 23-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 20.1, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Chelsea Mauve vs Down Home in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Chelsea Mauve and Down Home 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
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. Chelsea Mauve returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Chelsea Mauve will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Down Home would.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Chelsea Mauve will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Down Home would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Chelsea Mauve will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Down Home would.
Color Details
Chelsea Mauve vs Down Home Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Chelsea Mauve on one side and Down Home 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 Chelsea Mauve comparisons
See how Chelsea Mauve stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 43, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 43), opening up a space where Chelsea Mauve encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 6, Chelsea Mauve is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Chelsea Mauve reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (52 vs 43) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 43), opening up a space where Chelsea Mauve encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 43, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 43 vs 27, Chelsea Mauve is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 43 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Chelsea Mauve reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 43, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 43 vs 13, Chelsea Mauve is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 43), opening up a space where Chelsea Mauve encloses it.
Chelsea Mauve reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 43, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 43, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 43, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 43 vs 12, Chelsea Mauve is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 43, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 43 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 43), opening up a space where Chelsea Mauve encloses it.
Chelsea Mauve reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 12, Chelsea Mauve is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Chelsea Mauve reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Chelsea Mauve reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Chelsea Mauve reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 43), opening up a space where Chelsea Mauve encloses it.