Loggia vs Velvety Chestnut
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Loggia belongs to the beige-greige family and Velvety Chestnut to the beige-pink family. Loggia (LRV 48) reflects noticeably more light than Velvety Chestnut (LRV 27), a difference of 22 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 18.0, 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.
Loggia vs Velvety Chestnut in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Loggia and Velvety Chestnut 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 Loggia will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Velvety Chestnut would.
Color Details
Loggia vs Velvety Chestnut Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Loggia on one side and Velvety Chestnut 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 Loggia comparisons
See how Loggia stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 48), opening up a space where Loggia encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (52 vs 48) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 30, Loggia is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (60 vs 48) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Loggia reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (48 vs 43) makes Loggia the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Loggia reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 48, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 48), opening up a space where Loggia encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 48), opening up a space where Loggia encloses it.
Loggia reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 48), opening up a space where Loggia encloses it.
Loggia reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Loggia reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 48 vs 31, Loggia is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 7, Loggia is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 24, Loggia is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (57 vs 48) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.