Soufflé vs Malt Chocolate
Where Soufflé belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Malt Chocolate is a Dulux color. Soufflé reads as beige-pink, while Malt Chocolate reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Malt Chocolate (LRV 57) reflects noticeably more light than Soufflé (LRV 53), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. At ΔE 2.4, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Soufflé vs Malt Chocolate in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Soufflé and Malt Chocolate 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Malt Chocolate gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Malt Chocolate reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Malt Chocolate has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
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. Malt Chocolate reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Soufflé vs Malt Chocolate Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Soufflé on one side and Malt Chocolate 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 Soufflé comparisons
See how Soufflé stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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A 10-point LRV gap (53 vs 43) makes Soufflé the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 55 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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At LRV 84 vs 53, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 53), opening up a space where Soufflé encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 53), opening up a space where Soufflé encloses it.
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Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 53), opening up a space where Soufflé encloses it.
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Soufflé reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 53 vs 31, Soufflé is decisively the brighter choice.