Ocean Crest vs Spring Thaw
Ocean Crest is a Cloverdale Paint color while Spring Thaw comes from PPG. These are both blue-greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue-grey to land. With LRVs of 71 and 71, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 1.4, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ocean Crest vs Spring Thaw in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Ocean Crest and Spring Thaw 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Ocean Crest vs Spring Thaw Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ocean Crest on one side and Spring Thaw 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 Ocean Crest comparisons
See how Ocean Crest stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 71), opening up a space where Ocean Crest encloses it.
Ocean Crest reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 52, Ocean Crest is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 30, Ocean Crest is decisively the brighter choice.
Ocean Crest reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (71 vs 60) makes Ocean Crest the marginally brighter of the two.
Ocean Crest reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Ocean Crest reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 43, Ocean Crest is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 4, Ocean Crest is decisively the brighter choice.
Ocean Crest reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Ocean Crest reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Ocean Crest reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 71, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 21, Ocean Crest is decisively the brighter choice.
Ocean Crest reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 71 vs 51, Ocean Crest is decisively the brighter choice.
Ocean Crest reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Ocean Crest reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 71 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 71 vs 41, Ocean Crest is decisively the brighter choice.
Ocean Crest reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Ocean Crest reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 31, Ocean Crest is decisively the brighter choice.