Highlight vs Wild Wonder
Highlight (Cloverdale Paint) and Wild Wonder (Dulux) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Highlight belongs to the beige-greige family and Wild Wonder to the beige family. The 8-point LRV gap — 49 for Wild Wonder vs 41 for Highlight — means Wild Wonder will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 6.9 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Highlight vs Wild Wonder in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Highlight and Wild Wonder 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Wild Wonder reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Highlight.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Wild Wonder returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Highlight vs Wild Wonder Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Highlight on one side and Wild Wonder 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 Highlight comparisons
See how Highlight stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 41), opening up a space where Highlight encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (52 vs 41) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
A 11-point LRV gap (41 vs 30) makes Highlight the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 41, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 41), opening up a space where Highlight encloses it.
Highlight reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 41), opening up a space where Highlight encloses it.
With LRVs of 44 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 41, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 41), opening up a space where Highlight encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 41), opening up a space where Highlight encloses it.
Highlight reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Highlight reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 41), opening up a space where Highlight encloses it.
Highlight reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (41 vs 31) makes Highlight the marginally brighter of the two.