Bad Hair Day
Bad Hair Day is a genuinely dark paint color from Cloverdale Paint. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to anchor a room without demanding the spotlight. Below, you'll find 8 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#645B4E
LRV
11.00
Bad Hair Day's Color Strip
Bad Hair Day is the seventh shade on this 7-color strip, the deepest shade in this coordinated family. Strip 176 lines up the full value range so you can see exactly where this color lands among its closest relatives.
Bad Hair Day in Real Rooms
Bad Hair Day has a low LRV of 11 — it absorbs light and reads as a genuinely dark, enveloping color.
1 Bathroom Photo
The interaction between Bad Hair Day and steam or humidity creates a beautiful, diffused atmosphere in a bathroom. It's a color that feels "alive," shifting slightly in character as the environment changes during a hot shower or a long soak.
Bad Hair Day in a bathroom context — crisp, grounded, dependable.
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2 Bedroom Photos
Lighting is key in a bedroom, and Bad Hair Day reacts beautifully to dimmers. As you lower the lights for sleep, the color takes on a velvet-like quality, losing its daytime crispness in favor of a smoky, mysterious depth that is incredibly conducive to relaxation.
Bad Hair Day in a children's bedroom: gentle, considered, liveable.
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Bad Hair Day fills this airy bedroom without demanding attention.
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1 Dining Room Photo
Using Bad Hair Day in the dining room allows you to go bold with your lighting fixtures. An oversized chandelier or a modern sculptural pendant will look even more dramatic against the rich, steady background of this particular shade.
Bad Hair Day adds presence to this dining room without overpowering it.
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2 Misc Photos
Note how Bad Hair Day is used as a "ceiling color" in some of these rooms. This "fifth wall" application is a bold designer move that can make a room feel infinitely more cozy and architecturally unique.
Bad Hair Day on an entryway staircase — grounded, welcoming, assured.
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Bad Hair Day in a sun room, where light tests every paint color honestly.
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1 Kitchen Photo
Kitchens are often the noisiest rooms in the house; Bad Hair Day provides the visual equivalent of acoustic dampening. Its steady, calm presence helps lower the "volume" of the room, creating a more pleasant environment for cooking and conversation.
Bad Hair Day keeps this kitchen feeling open and well-considered.
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1 Living Room Photo
Bad Hair Day anchors the living room with a quiet, architectural confidence. Its depth shifts subtly through the day — cooler in the crisp morning light and significantly warmer by lamplight in the evening — making it a natural fit for a space meant for both high-energy gathering and silent unwinding. To maximize the effect, layer in natural white oak, heavy linen, and soft metallics to let the color truly breathe.
Bad Hair Day brings quiet confidence to this living room interior.
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