Ice Plant vs Cooing Doves
Where Ice Plant belongs to Sherwin-Williams's range, Cooing Doves is a Valspar color. Ice Plant reads as pink, while Cooing Doves reads as pink-red — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (31 vs 33), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. With a ΔE of 18.6, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ice Plant vs Cooing Doves in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Ice Plant and Cooing Doves in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Ice Plant vs Cooing Doves Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ice Plant on one side and Cooing Doves 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 Ice Plant comparisons
See how Ice Plant stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 52 vs 31, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 60 vs 31, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 31), opening up a space where Ice Plant encloses it.
Ice Plant reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 31, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 31), opening up a space where Ice Plant encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 31), opening up a space where Ice Plant encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 31, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 31), opening up a space where Ice Plant encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 31), opening up a space where Ice Plant encloses it.
Ice Plant reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Ice Plant reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 31), opening up a space where Ice Plant encloses it.
Ice Plant reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 31), opening up a space where Ice Plant encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.