Steamed Milk vs Tarragon
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Steamed Milk reads as beige, while Tarragon reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Steamed Milk (LRV 76) reflects noticeably more light than Tarragon (LRV 7), a difference of 69 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Steamed 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 59.4, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Steamed Milk vs Tarragon in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Steamed 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 Steamed Milk will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Tarragon would.
Color Details
Steamed Milk vs Tarragon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Steamed 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 Steamed Milk comparisons
See how Steamed Milk stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 7-point LRV gap (76 vs 69) makes Steamed Milk the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Steamed Milk reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 52, Steamed Milk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 30, Steamed Milk is decisively the brighter choice.
Steamed Milk reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 60, Steamed Milk is decisively the brighter choice.
Steamed Milk reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Steamed Milk reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 43, Steamed Milk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 4, Steamed Milk is decisively the brighter choice.
Steamed Milk reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Steamed Milk reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Steamed Milk reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (84 vs 76) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 76 vs 21, Steamed Milk is decisively the brighter choice.
Steamed Milk reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 76 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 76 vs 51, Steamed Milk is decisively the brighter choice.
Steamed Milk reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Steamed Milk reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Steamed Milk reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 76 vs 41, Steamed Milk is decisively the brighter choice.
Steamed Milk reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Steamed Milk reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 31, Steamed Milk is decisively the brighter choice.