The Color Digest · Compare
Settled, side by side
Spoonful of Sugar
Benjamin Moore · 041
Terracotta with the lights on
Monet
Benjamin Moore · 1243
Dusty rose in a Venetian mirror
In real rooms
Every room, each colorMonet
1 roomThe difference
Read from the numbersMonet is the lighter of the two at LRV 39.98, 19 points above Spoonful of Sugar at LRV 20.98. Both read warm. Spoonful of Sugar is a oranges, Monet a pinks. For a whole room, Monet is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Spoonful of Sugar is the bolder pick.
How they read
In their own wordsDo not let the name fool you — Spoonful of Sugar is a deep, saturated caramel-terracotta, not a pastel. With an LRV of 21 it is a real color with real weight, and in a high-gloss lacquer it becomes something else entirely: a warm, glowing envelope that turns a library or dining room into a jewel box.
Monet is a dusty, mauve-leaning pink with a beige base — a rose that has softened into something closer to lilac. At LRV 40 it is a real mid-tone, dark enough to feel enveloping in a small room and light enough to keep a powder room from going gloomy.