Haystack vs Milky Way
Where Haystack belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Milky Way is a Jotun color. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Haystack (LRV 78) reflects noticeably more light than Milky Way (LRV 74), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 5.0 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Haystack vs Milky Way in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Haystack and Milky Way 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Haystack gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Haystack vs Milky Way Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Haystack on one side and Milky Way 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 Haystack comparisons
See how Haystack stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 78 vs 52, Haystack is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 30, Haystack is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 60, Haystack is decisively the brighter choice.
Haystack reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Haystack reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 43, Haystack is decisively the brighter choice.
Haystack reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Haystack reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (84 vs 78) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
Haystack reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Haystack reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Haystack reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Haystack reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Haystack reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Haystack reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Haystack reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 31, Haystack is decisively the brighter choice.