Reflection vs Light Blue
Reflection (Cloverdale Paint) and Light Blue (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Reflection reads as grey, while Light Blue reads as blue-green — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 47 vs 49 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. ΔE 3.3 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.
Reflection vs Light Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Reflection and Light Blue 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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Reflection vs Light Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Reflection on one side and Light Blue 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 Reflection comparisons
See how Reflection 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 Reflection encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 47, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 6, Reflection is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Reflection reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 4-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 Reflection encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (58 vs 47) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 27, Reflection is decisively the brighter choice.
Reflection reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Reflection reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (55 vs 47) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 13, Reflection is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (47 vs 44) makes Reflection the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 47), opening up a space where Reflection encloses it.
Reflection 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, Reflection is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 8, Reflection is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 47, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Reflection reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 47 vs 12, Reflection is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Reflection reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.