Colonial Revival Tan vs Tawny Tan
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. With LRVs of 50 and 47, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. With a ΔE of 3.0, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Colonial Revival Tan vs Tawny Tan Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Colonial Revival Tan on one side and Tawny Tan 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 Colonial Revival Tan comparisons
See how Colonial Revival Tan stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 50), opening up a space where Colonial Revival Tan encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 50, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Colonial Revival Tan reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 50 vs 30, Colonial Revival Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 11-point LRV gap (60 vs 50) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Colonial Revival Tan reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (50 vs 43) makes Colonial Revival Tan the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 50 vs 4, Colonial Revival Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Colonial Revival Tan reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Colonial Revival Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 50, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 50 vs 21, Colonial Revival Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 50), opening up a space where Colonial Revival Tan encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 50), opening up a space where Colonial Revival Tan encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 50), opening up a space where Colonial Revival Tan encloses it.
Colonial Revival Tan reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 50), opening up a space where Colonial Revival Tan encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (50 vs 41) makes Colonial Revival Tan the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 50, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 50 vs 25, Colonial Revival Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Colonial Revival Tan reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Colonial Revival Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 50 vs 31, Colonial Revival Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 50 vs 7, Colonial Revival Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 50 vs 24, Colonial Revival Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (57 vs 50) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.