Colonial Revival Tan vs Ginger Root
Colonial Revival Tan and Ginger Root come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 50 vs 50 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. A ΔE of 2.4 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Colonial Revival Tan vs Ginger Root in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Colonial Revival Tan and Ginger Root are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Colonial Revival Tan vs Ginger Root Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Colonial Revival Tan on one side and Ginger Root 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 Colonial Revival Tan comparisons
See how Colonial Revival Tan stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 50, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 50), opening up a space where Colonial Revival Tan encloses it.
Colonial Revival Tan reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 50 vs 30, Colonial Revival Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 11-point LRV gap (60 vs 50) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Colonial Revival Tan reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (50 vs 43) makes Colonial Revival Tan the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 50 vs 4, Colonial Revival Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Colonial Revival Tan reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Colonial Revival Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 50, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 50 vs 21, Colonial Revival Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 50), opening up a space where Colonial Revival Tan encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 50), opening up a space where Colonial Revival Tan encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 50), opening up a space where Colonial Revival Tan encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Colonial Revival Tan reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Colonial Revival Tan reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 50), opening up a space where Colonial Revival Tan encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (50 vs 41) makes Colonial Revival Tan the marginally brighter of the two.
Colonial Revival Tan reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Colonial Revival Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 50 vs 31, Colonial Revival Tan is decisively the brighter choice.