Washed Linen vs Great Gray
Where Washed Linen belongs to Jotun's range, Great Gray is a PPG color. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (55 vs 53), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 1.6, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished 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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Washed Linen vs Great Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Washed Linen on one side and Great Gray 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 Washed Linen comparisons
See how Washed Linen stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 55, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 55), opening up a space where Washed Linen encloses it.
Washed Linen reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 55 vs 30, Washed Linen is decisively the brighter choice.
Washed Linen reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (60 vs 55) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 58 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Washed Linen reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (55 vs 43) makes Washed Linen the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 55 vs 4, Washed Linen is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 55 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Washed Linen reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Washed Linen reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 55, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 21, Washed Linen is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 55), opening up a space where Washed Linen encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 55), opening up a space where Washed Linen encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (55 vs 51) makes Washed Linen the marginally brighter of the two.
Washed Linen reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Washed Linen reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 55), opening up a space where Washed Linen encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 41, Washed Linen is decisively the brighter choice.
Washed Linen reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Washed Linen reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 31, Washed Linen is decisively the brighter choice.