Britannia Beach vs Link Gray
Britannia Beach is a Cloverdale Paint color while Link Gray comes from Sherwin-Williams. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 20 and 21, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 1.0, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Britannia Beach vs Link Gray in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Britannia Beach and Link Gray 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.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Britannia Beach vs Link Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Britannia Beach on one side and Link 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 Britannia Beach comparisons
See how Britannia Beach stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 20, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 20), opening up a space where Britannia Beach encloses it.
Britannia Beach reflects far more light (LRV 20 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 20, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (30 vs 20) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 20), opening up a space where Britannia Beach encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 20, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 20), opening up a space where Britannia Beach encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 20, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 20 vs 4, Britannia Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 20), opening up a space where Britannia Beach encloses it.
Britannia Beach reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 20), opening up a space where Britannia Beach encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 20, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 20), opening up a space where Britannia Beach encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 20), opening up a space where Britannia Beach encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 20), opening up a space where Britannia Beach encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 20, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Britannia Beach reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Britannia Beach reflects far more light (LRV 20 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 20), opening up a space where Britannia Beach encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 20, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Britannia Beach reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 20), opening up a space where Britannia Beach encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (31 vs 20) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.