Snow Flake vs Strong White
Where Snow Flake belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Strong White is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Snow Flake belongs to the greige-white family and Strong White to the beige-greige family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (76 vs 75), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 2.1, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Snow Flake vs Strong White in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Snow Flake and Strong White 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
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 two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Snow Flake vs Strong White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Snow Flake on one side and Strong White 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 Snow Flake comparisons
See how Snow Flake stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Snow Flake reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (83 vs 76) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 76 vs 6, Snow Flake is decisively the brighter choice.
Snow Flake reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Snow Flake reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 52, Snow Flake is decisively the brighter choice.
Snow Flake reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 58, Snow Flake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 27, Snow Flake is decisively the brighter choice.
Snow Flake reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Snow Flake reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 55, Snow Flake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 13, Snow Flake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 44, Snow Flake is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snow Flake reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (76 vs 66) makes Snow Flake the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (83 vs 76) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Snow Flake reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Snow Flake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 8, Snow Flake is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (76 vs 68) makes Snow Flake the marginally brighter of the two.
Snow Flake reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Snow Flake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 45, Snow Flake is decisively the brighter choice.
Snow Flake reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.