Maison Blanche vs Smokehouse paint color comparison

Maison Blanche vs Smokehouse

Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Hue-wise, Maison Blanche belongs to the beige family and Smokehouse to the greige-grey family. At LRV 66 vs 13, Maison Blanche will read as the brighter of the two — a 53-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 41.9, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Maison Blanche vs Smokehouse in Real Spaces

2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Maison Blanche and Smokehouse 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. Maison Blanche returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Maison BlancheSherwin Williams Maison Blanche cozy living room fireplace paint

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SmokehouseSW Smokehouse living room color

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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 Maison Blanche will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Smokehouse would.

Maison BlancheSherwin Williams Maison Blanche cozy house exterior paint

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SmokehouseSW Smokehouse painted furniture color

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Color Details

Maison Blanche
Sherwin-Williams · 7526
LRV65.8
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number7526
Undertone—
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight
Smokehouse
Sherwin-Williams · 7040
LRV13.0
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number7040
Undertone—
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessDark

Maison Blanche vs Smokehouse Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Maison Blanche on one side and Smokehouse on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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.