Silk vs Naval
Silk (Cloverdale Paint) and Naval (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Silk belongs to the beige family and Naval to the blue family. The 83-point LRV gap — 88 for Silk vs 4 for Naval — means Silk will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 72.1 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Silk vs Naval in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Silk 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
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. Silk reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
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. Silk returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Silk returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The LRV gap is large enough that Silk will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval would.
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. Silk returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Silk vs Naval Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Silk 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 Silk comparisons
See how Silk stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 5-point LRV gap (88 vs 83) makes Silk the marginally brighter of the two.
Silk reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Silk reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Silk reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 58, Silk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 27, Silk is decisively the brighter choice.
Silk reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 55, Silk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 44, Silk is decisively the brighter choice.
Silk reads slightly lighter (LRV 88 vs 84), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 88 vs 66, Silk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 74, Silk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 12, Silk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 68, Silk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 12, Silk is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 45, Silk is decisively the brighter choice.
Silk reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Silk reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.