Eastern Wind vs S 1000-N
Where Eastern Wind belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, S 1000-N is a NCS color. Hue-wise, Eastern Wind belongs to the blue family and S 1000-N to the grey family. Eastern Wind (LRV 80) reflects noticeably more light than S 1000-N (LRV 74), a difference of 6 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 11.0, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Eastern Wind vs S 1000-N in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Eastern Wind and S 1000-N 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Eastern Wind gives the walls a little more lift.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Eastern Wind has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Eastern Wind vs S 1000-N Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Eastern Wind on one side and S 1000-N 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 Eastern Wind comparisons
See how Eastern Wind stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Eastern Wind reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 3-point LRV gap (83 vs 80) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 80 vs 6, Eastern Wind is decisively the brighter choice.
Eastern Wind reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Eastern Wind reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 52, Eastern Wind is decisively the brighter choice.
Eastern Wind reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 58, Eastern Wind is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 27, Eastern Wind is decisively the brighter choice.
Eastern Wind reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Eastern Wind reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 55, Eastern Wind is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 13, Eastern Wind is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 44, Eastern Wind is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 80), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Eastern Wind reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 66, Eastern Wind is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (80 vs 74) makes Eastern Wind the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 80), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Eastern Wind reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 12, Eastern Wind is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 8, Eastern Wind is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (80 vs 68) makes Eastern Wind the marginally brighter of the two.
Eastern Wind reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 12, Eastern Wind is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 45, Eastern Wind is decisively the brighter choice.
Eastern Wind reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.