Serene Setting vs Cool Gray
Where Serene Setting belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Cool Gray is a PPG color. Hue-wise, Serene Setting belongs to the blue family and Cool Gray to the blue-grey family. Serene Setting (LRV 64) reflects noticeably more light than Cool Gray (LRV 60), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. At ΔE 1.8, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Serene Setting vs Cool Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Serene Setting on one side and Cool Gray 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 Serene Setting comparisons
See how Serene Setting stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 83 vs 64, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 6, Serene Setting is decisively the brighter choice.
Serene Setting reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Serene Setting reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 52, Serene Setting is decisively the brighter choice.
Serene Setting reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (64 vs 58) makes Serene Setting the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 27, Serene Setting is decisively the brighter choice.
Serene Setting reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Serene Setting reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (64 vs 55) makes Serene Setting the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 13, Serene Setting is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 44, Serene Setting is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 64), opening up a space where Serene Setting encloses it.
Serene Setting reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (74 vs 64) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 64, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Serene Setting reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 12, Serene Setting is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 8, Serene Setting is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (68 vs 64) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Serene Setting reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 12, Serene Setting is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 45, Serene Setting is decisively the brighter choice.
Serene Setting reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.