Tutu vs Middleton Pink
Where Tutu belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Middleton Pink is a Farrow & Ball color. Both sit in the pink-red family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Middleton Pink (LRV 85) reflects noticeably more light than Tutu (LRV 77), a difference of 8 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Tutu vs Middleton Pink in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Tutu and Middleton Pink 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 — Middleton Pink gives the walls a little more lift.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Middleton Pink 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. Middleton Pink 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. Middleton Pink reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Tutu vs Middleton Pink Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tutu on one side and Middleton Pink 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 Tutu comparisons
See how Tutu stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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A 7-point LRV gap (84 vs 77) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
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With LRVs of 77 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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At LRV 77 vs 31, Tutu is decisively the brighter choice.