What Inheritance? vs Ivory
What Inheritance? (Cloverdale Paint) and Ivory (Dulux) come from different manufacturers. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 71 vs 69 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. A ΔE of 0.9 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
What Inheritance? vs Ivory in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. What Inheritance? and Ivory 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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
What Inheritance? vs Ivory Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see What Inheritance? on one side and Ivory 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 What Inheritance? comparisons
See how What Inheritance? stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 71 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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At LRV 71 vs 52, What Inheritance? is decisively the brighter choice.
What Inheritance? reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 71 vs 58, What Inheritance? is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 27, What Inheritance? is decisively the brighter choice.
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What Inheritance? reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 55, What Inheritance? is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 13, What Inheritance? is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 44, What Inheritance? is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 71), opening up a space where What Inheritance? encloses it.
What Inheritance? reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (71 vs 66) makes What Inheritance? the marginally brighter of the two.
A 3-point LRV gap (74 vs 71) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
A 12-point LRV gap (83 vs 71) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
What Inheritance? reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 12, What Inheritance? is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 8, What Inheritance? is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
What Inheritance? reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 12, What Inheritance? is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 45, What Inheritance? is decisively the brighter choice.
What Inheritance? reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.