Roycroft Vellum vs Whitetail
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Roycroft Vellum reads as beige, while Whitetail reads as beige-white — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 86 vs 70, Whitetail will read as the brighter of the two — a 16-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 12.2, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Roycroft Vellum vs Whitetail in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Roycroft Vellum and Whitetail in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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 Whitetail will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Roycroft Vellum would.
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Roycroft Vellum vs Whitetail Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Roycroft Vellum on one side and Whitetail 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 Vellum comparisons
See how Roycroft Vellum stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 70 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 70, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 6, Roycroft Vellum is decisively the brighter choice.
Roycroft Vellum reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Roycroft Vellum reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 52, Roycroft Vellum is decisively the brighter choice.
Roycroft Vellum reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 70 vs 58, Roycroft Vellum is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 27, Roycroft Vellum is decisively the brighter choice.
Roycroft Vellum reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Roycroft Vellum reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 55, Roycroft Vellum is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 13, Roycroft Vellum is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 44, Roycroft Vellum is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 70), opening up a space where Roycroft Vellum encloses it.
Roycroft Vellum reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (70 vs 66) makes Roycroft Vellum the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (74 vs 70) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 70, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Roycroft Vellum reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 12, Roycroft Vellum is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 8, Roycroft Vellum is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Roycroft Vellum reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 12, Roycroft Vellum is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 45, Roycroft Vellum is decisively the brighter choice.
Roycroft Vellum reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.