Drifting Cloud vs Moondance
Where Drifting Cloud belongs to Dulux's range, Moondance is a PPG color. Hue-wise, Drifting Cloud belongs to the blue-white family and Moondance to the white family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (75 vs 75), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 2.0, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Drifting Cloud vs Moondance in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Drifting Cloud and Moondance 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.
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.
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Drifting Cloud vs Moondance Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Drifting Cloud on one side and Moondance 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 Drifting Cloud comparisons
See how Drifting Cloud stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 6-point LRV gap (75 vs 69) makes Drifting Cloud the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Drifting Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 52, Drifting Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 30, Drifting Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
Drifting Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 60, Drifting Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
Drifting Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Drifting Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 43, Drifting Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 4, Drifting Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
Drifting Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Drifting Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Drifting Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (84 vs 75) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 75 vs 21, Drifting Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
Drifting Cloud reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 75 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 75 vs 51, Drifting Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
Drifting Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Drifting Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Drifting Cloud reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 75 vs 41, Drifting Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
Drifting Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Drifting Cloud reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 31, Drifting Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.