Cheerful Tangerine vs Cool Water Lake
Both from Behr's palette. Hue-wise, Cheerful Tangerine belongs to the beige family and Cool Water Lake to the blue family. Cool Water Lake (LRV 58) reflects noticeably more light than Cheerful Tangerine (LRV 48), a difference of 9 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Cheerful Tangerine runs red while Cool Water Lake is decidedly blue, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 69.0, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Cheerful Tangerine vs Cool Water Lake Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cheerful Tangerine on one side and Cool Water Lake 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.
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At LRV 69 vs 48, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
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Cheerful Tangerine reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (52 vs 48) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 30, Cheerful Tangerine is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 12-point LRV gap (60 vs 48) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cheerful Tangerine reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (48 vs 43) makes Cheerful Tangerine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 4, Cheerful Tangerine is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cheerful Tangerine reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Cheerful Tangerine reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 48, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 21, Cheerful Tangerine is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 48), opening up a space where Cheerful Tangerine encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 48), opening up a space where Cheerful Tangerine encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 48), opening up a space where Cheerful Tangerine encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Cheerful Tangerine reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Cheerful Tangerine reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 48), opening up a space where Cheerful Tangerine encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (48 vs 41) makes Cheerful Tangerine the marginally brighter of the two.
Cheerful Tangerine reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 48 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 48 vs 31, Cheerful Tangerine is decisively the brighter choice.