Porcelain vs Tarragon
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Porcelain belongs to the beige family and Tarragon to the blue-grey family. Porcelain (LRV 75) reflects noticeably more light than Tarragon (LRV 7), a difference of 68 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Porcelain runs warm while Tarragon is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 58.5, 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.
Porcelain vs Tarragon in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Porcelain 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 Porcelain 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. Porcelain returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Porcelain vs Tarragon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Porcelain 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 Porcelain comparisons
See how Porcelain stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 75 vs 52, Porcelain is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 30, Porcelain is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 60, Porcelain is decisively the brighter choice.
Porcelain reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Porcelain reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 43, Porcelain is decisively the brighter choice.
Porcelain reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Porcelain reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (84 vs 75) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
Porcelain reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 75 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Porcelain reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Porcelain reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Porcelain reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Porcelain reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 31, Porcelain is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 7, Porcelain is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 24, Porcelain is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 57, Porcelain is decisively the brighter choice.