Pelican Beach vs Mimosa
Pelican Beach is a Benjamin Moore color while Mimosa comes from PPG. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. With LRVs of 80 and 81, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 0.5, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. 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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Pelican Beach vs Mimosa Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pelican Beach on one side and Mimosa 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 Pelican Beach comparisons
See how Pelican Beach stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 12-point LRV gap (80 vs 69) makes Pelican Beach the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 83 and 80, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Pelican Beach reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 52, Pelican Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 30, Pelican Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 80 vs 60, Pelican Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
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Pelican Beach reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 43, Pelican Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 4, Pelican Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 4-point LRV gap (84 vs 80) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 80 vs 21, Pelican Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
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Pelican Beach reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 83 and 80, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 80 vs 51, Pelican Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
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Pelican Beach reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Pelican Beach reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 41, Pelican Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 80 vs 31, Pelican Beach is decisively the brighter choice.