Expance vs Botanical Beauty
Expance (Tikkurila) and Botanical Beauty (Valspar) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Expance belongs to the beige family and Botanical Beauty to the beige-greige family. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 51 vs 49 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. ΔE 5.4 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Expance vs Botanical Beauty Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Expance on one side and Botanical Beauty 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.
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Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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A 7-point LRV gap (51 vs 44) makes Expance the marginally brighter of the two.
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At LRV 66 vs 51, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 51 vs 12, Expance is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 8, Expance is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 51 vs 12, Expance is decisively the brighter choice.
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