Sphere vs Milky Way
Sphere (Cloverdale Paint) and Milky Way (Jotun) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 6-point LRV gap — 80 for Sphere vs 74 for Milky Way — means Sphere will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 4.6 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.
Sphere vs Milky Way in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Sphere and Milky Way 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. Sphere reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Sphere vs Milky Way Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sphere on one side and Milky Way 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 Sphere comparisons
See how Sphere stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 3-point LRV gap (83 vs 80) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Sphere reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Sphere reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Sphere reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 58, Sphere is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 27, Sphere is decisively the brighter choice.
Sphere reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 55, Sphere is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 44, Sphere is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 80), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 80 vs 66, Sphere is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (80 vs 74) makes Sphere the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 80 vs 12, Sphere is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 8, Sphere is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (80 vs 68) makes Sphere the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 80 vs 12, Sphere is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 45, Sphere is decisively the brighter choice.
Sphere reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.