Happy Face vs Babouche
Where Happy Face belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Babouche is a Farrow & Ball color. Happy Face reads as beige-yellow, while Babouche reads as beige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Happy Face (LRV 70) reflects noticeably more light than Babouche (LRV 57), a difference of 13 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 30.4, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Happy Face vs Babouche in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Happy Face and Babouche 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 Happy Face will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Babouche 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. Happy Face reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Babouche.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Happy Face reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Babouche.
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. Happy Face returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Happy Face reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Babouche.
Color Details
Happy Face vs Babouche Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Happy Face on one side and Babouche 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 Happy Face comparisons
See how Happy Face stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
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Happy Face reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 52, Happy Face is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 30, Happy Face is decisively the brighter choice.
Happy Face reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (70 vs 60) makes Happy Face the marginally brighter of the two.
Happy Face reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Happy Face reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 43, Happy Face is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 4, Happy Face is decisively the brighter choice.
Happy Face reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Happy Face reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
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At LRV 84 vs 70, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 21, Happy Face is decisively the brighter choice.
Happy Face reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 70), opening up a space where Happy Face encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 51, Happy Face is decisively the brighter choice.
Happy Face reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Happy Face reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 70 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 70 vs 41, Happy Face is decisively the brighter choice.
Happy Face reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Happy Face reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 31, Happy Face is decisively the brighter choice.