Moon Goddess vs Naval
Where Moon Goddess belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Naval is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Moon Goddess belongs to the pink-red family and Naval to the blue family. Moon Goddess (LRV 47) reflects noticeably more light than Naval (LRV 4), a difference of 43 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 53.1, 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.
Moon Goddess vs Naval in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Moon Goddess and Naval 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 Moon Goddess will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval 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. Moon Goddess reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Moon Goddess reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
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. Moon Goddess 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. Moon Goddess reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
Color Details
Moon Goddess vs Naval Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Moon Goddess on one side and Naval 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 Moon Goddess comparisons
See how Moon Goddess stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 47), opening up a space where Moon Goddess encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 47, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 6, Moon Goddess is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Moon Goddess reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (52 vs 47) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 47), opening up a space where Moon Goddess encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (58 vs 47) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 27, Moon Goddess is decisively the brighter choice.
Moon Goddess reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (55 vs 47) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 13, Moon Goddess is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (47 vs 44) makes Moon Goddess the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 47), opening up a space where Moon Goddess encloses it.
Moon Goddess reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 47, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 47, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 47, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 47 vs 12, Moon Goddess is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 8, Moon Goddess is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 47, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Moon Goddess reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 47 vs 12, Moon Goddess is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Moon Goddess reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Moon Goddess reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.