Roycroft Suede vs Tony Taupe
Roycroft Suede and Tony Taupe come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 7-point LRV gap — 37 for Tony Taupe vs 31 for Roycroft Suede — means Tony Taupe will open up a space more effectively. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. A ΔE of 10.2 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Roycroft Suede vs Tony Taupe in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Roycroft Suede and Tony 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Tony Taupe reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Tony Taupe has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Roycroft Suede vs Tony Taupe Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Roycroft Suede on one side and Tony 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 Roycroft Suede comparisons
See how Roycroft Suede stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 31, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Roycroft Suede encloses it.
Roycroft Suede reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 31, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 31), opening up a space where Roycroft Suede encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 31, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 31), opening up a space where Roycroft Suede encloses it.
Roycroft Suede reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 31, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 31 vs 4, Roycroft Suede is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 31), opening up a space where Roycroft Suede encloses it.
Roycroft Suede reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 31), opening up a space where Roycroft Suede encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 31, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (31 vs 21) makes Roycroft Suede the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 31), opening up a space where Roycroft Suede encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 31), opening up a space where Roycroft Suede encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Roycroft Suede encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 31, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Roycroft Suede reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Roycroft Suede reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 31), opening up a space where Roycroft Suede encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (41 vs 31) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Roycroft Suede reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 31), opening up a space where Roycroft Suede encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.