Dockside vs Mouse's Back
Where Dockside belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Mouse's Back is a Farrow & Ball 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 (26 vs 26), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 2.0, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dockside vs Mouse's Back in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Dockside and Mouse's Back 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
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 two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Dockside vs Mouse's Back Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dockside on one side and Mouse's Back 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 Dockside comparisons
See how Dockside stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 26), opening up a space where Dockside encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 26, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (30 vs 26) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 26, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 26), opening up a space where Dockside encloses it.
With LRVs of 27 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 43 vs 26, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 26), opening up a space where Dockside encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 26), opening up a space where Dockside encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 26, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 26), opening up a space where Dockside encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 26), opening up a space where Dockside encloses it.
Dockside reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Dockside reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 26), opening up a space where Dockside encloses it.
Dockside reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 26), opening up a space where Dockside encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (31 vs 26) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.