Dusted Truffle vs Glass Bead
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Dusted Truffle belongs to the beige-greige family and Glass Bead to the blue-white family. Glass Bead (LRV 77) reflects noticeably more light than Dusted Truffle (LRV 25), a difference of 53 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Dusted Truffle runs warm while Glass Bead is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 37.4, 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 10 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dusted Truffle vs Glass Bead in Real Spaces
10 real rooms side by side. Seeing Dusted Truffle and Glass Bead 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 Glass Bead will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dusted Truffle would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Glass Bead reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dusted Truffle.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Glass Bead reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dusted Truffle.
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. Glass Bead returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Glass Bead reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dusted Truffle.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Glass Bead reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dusted Truffle.
Mudroom
Mudrooms are seen in passing, often under whatever light comes through the door — a context that favors colors with some depth. Glass Bead returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Patio
Outside, paint color competes with sky, landscaping, and direct sun — all of which shift how both of these read compared to an indoor chip. Glass Bead returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Glass Bead reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dusted Truffle.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Glass Bead will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dusted Truffle would.
Color Details
Dusted Truffle vs Glass Bead Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dusted Truffle on one side and Glass Bead 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 Dusted Truffle comparisons
See how Dusted Truffle stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 25), opening up a space where Dusted Truffle encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 25, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 25 vs 6, Dusted Truffle is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 25), opening up a space where Dusted Truffle encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 25, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 25), opening up a space where Dusted Truffle encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 25, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 25), opening up a space where Dusted Truffle encloses it.
Dusted Truffle reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 25, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (25 vs 13) makes Dusted Truffle the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 25, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 25), opening up a space where Dusted Truffle encloses it.
Dusted Truffle reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 25, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 25, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 25, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 25), opening up a space where Dusted Truffle encloses it.
At LRV 25 vs 12, Dusted Truffle is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 25 vs 8, Dusted Truffle is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 25, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 25), opening up a space where Dusted Truffle encloses it.
At LRV 25 vs 12, Dusted Truffle is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 25, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.