Dusted Truffle vs Truly Taupe
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Hue-wise, Dusted Truffle belongs to the beige-greige family and Truly Taupe to the greige-grey family. At LRV 35 vs 25, Truly Taupe will read as the brighter of the two — a 11-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 12.0, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dusted Truffle vs Truly Taupe in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Dusted Truffle and Truly Taupe 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. Truly Taupe returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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 Truly Taupe will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dusted Truffle 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 Truly Taupe will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dusted Truffle would.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Truly Taupe will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dusted Truffle would.
Front Door
Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. Truly Taupe returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Dusted Truffle vs Truly Taupe Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dusted Truffle on one side and Truly 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.
More Dusted Truffle comparisons
See how Dusted Truffle stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 25, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 25), opening up a space where Dusted Truffle encloses it.
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.
At LRV 25 vs 12, 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.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 25), opening up a space where Dusted Truffle encloses it.
With LRVs of 25 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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.
Dusted Truffle reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
With LRVs of 25 and 24, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 25), opening up a space where Dusted Truffle encloses it.