Landmark vs Tavern Taupe
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Landmark belongs to the greige-grey family and Tavern Taupe to the beige-greige family. Tavern Taupe (LRV 27) reflects noticeably more light than Landmark (LRV 15), a difference of 12 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 13.8, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Landmark vs Tavern Taupe in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Landmark and Tavern Taupe 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 Tavern Taupe will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Landmark would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Tavern Taupe reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Landmark.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Tavern Taupe reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Landmark.
Patio
Outside, paint color competes with sky, landscaping, and direct sun — all of which shift how both of these read compared to an indoor chip. Tavern Taupe returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Landmark vs Tavern Taupe Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Landmark on one side and Tavern Taupe 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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