Sugar
Often used for its bright and airy qualities, Sugar remains a staple for Cloverdale Paint designers. It is widely considered one of the best colors in its class to maximize natural light while maintaining a clean, neutral backdrop. We've gathered 8 real-home scenarios to help you visualize this color alongside our expert data.
Hex
#EDE9E0
LRV
81.66
Sugar's Color Strip
Sugar is the seventh shade on this 7-color strip, the deepest shade in this coordinated family. Browsing strip Artisan3 alongside this color helps you gauge whether to go lighter, darker, or stay right here.
Sugar in Real Rooms
Sugar has a high LRV of 81.66 — it reflects a lot of light and will read pale and airy in most spaces.
1 Bathroom Photo
Using Sugar on a bathroom vanity is a clever way to introduce color without painting the walls. It creates a sophisticated anchor for the room, especially when topped with a thick white quartz or a contrasting dark stone.
Sugar in a bathroom context — crisp, grounded, dependable.
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2 Bedroom Photos
There's a rhythmic quality to Sugar in a bedroom. It's a color that supports the circadian rhythm, mirroring the natural shadows of the evening and providing a neutral, non-stimulating canvas for the brain to decompress after a long day of digital exposure.
Sugar in a children's bedroom: gentle, considered, liveable.
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Sugar fills this airy bedroom without demanding attention.
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1 Dining Room Photo
Sugar in the dining room sets a tone of warmth and occasion. Whether used on all four walls or as a single statement wall behind a sideboard, it creates the kind of atmosphere that makes every dinner feel like a special event.
Sugar adds presence to this dining room without overpowering it.
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2 Misc Photos
Sugar shows up in some unexpected spaces in these photos — hallways, laundry rooms, and accent walls. Each one makes the case that the color's versatility extends well beyond the obvious applications into every corner of the home.
Sugar on an entryway staircase — grounded, welcoming, assured.
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Sugar in a sun room, where light tests every paint color honestly.
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1 Kitchen Photo
The challenge with kitchen color is longevity: it needs to look right at 7am under bright task lights and at dinner with the pendants dimmed low. Sugar manages to bridge all three lighting scenarios with ease, which is a rarer quality in a paint pigment than it sounds.
Sugar keeps this kitchen feeling open and well-considered.
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1 Living Room Photo
The beauty of Sugar in a living room lies in its versatility with textures. It provides a smooth, matte-like quality that contrasts beautifully against plush velvet sofas or chunky wool rugs. It's a color that invites you to stay a little longer, creating an atmosphere that feels established rather than just decorated.
Sugar brings quiet confidence to this living room interior.
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