Malted Milk vs Tarragon
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Malted Milk belongs to the beige family and Tarragon to the blue-grey family. Malted Milk (LRV 61) reflects noticeably more light than Tarragon (LRV 7), a difference of 54 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Malted Milk runs warm while Tarragon is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 52.8, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Malted Milk vs Tarragon in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Malted Milk and Tarragon 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 Malted Milk will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Tarragon would.
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. Malted Milk returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Malted Milk vs Tarragon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Malted Milk on one side and Tarragon 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 Malted Milk comparisons
See how Malted Milk stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where Malted Milk encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (69 vs 61) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
Malted Milk reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Malted Milk the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 30, Malted Milk is decisively the brighter choice.
Malted Milk reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Malted Milk reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Malted Milk reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 43, Malted Milk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 4, Malted Milk is decisively the brighter choice.
Malted Milk reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Malted Milk reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Malted Milk reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 61, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 21, Malted Milk is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 61), opening up a space where Malted Milk encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where Malted Milk encloses it.
Malted Milk reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 61 vs 41, Malted Milk is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (68 vs 61) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 25, Malted Milk is decisively the brighter choice.
Malted Milk reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Malted Milk reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 31, Malted Milk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 7, Malted Milk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 24, Malted Milk is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (61 vs 57) makes Malted Milk the marginally brighter of the two.