Summer In The City vs Gold Finch

Summer In The CityBehrvsGold FinchCloverdale PaintΔE 5.1Noticeable difference

Summer In The City (Behr) and Gold Finch (Cloverdale Paint) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 3-point LRV gap — 39 for Summer In The City vs 36 for Gold Finch — means Summer In The City will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 5.1 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Summer In The City vs Gold Finch in Real Spaces

1 real room side by side. Summer In The City and Gold Finch 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.

Bedroom

Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Summer In The City has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

Summer In The CityBehr Summer In The City bedroom interior

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Gold FinchGold Finch 0871 by Cloverdale Paint — Bedroom

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Color Details

Summer In The City
Behr · MQ2-16
Hex#cda168
LRV39.1
BrandBehr
NumberMQ2-16
UndertoneRed
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium
Gold Finch
Cloverdale Paint · 0871
Hex#BA9D60
LRV36.0
BrandCloverdale Paint
Number0871
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessMedium

Summer In The City vs Gold Finch Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Summer In The City on one side and Gold Finch on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Summer In The City comparisons

See how Summer In The City stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Summer In The City
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove is the lighter choice

Ammonite
Summer In The City
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite is the lighter choice

Iron Ore
Summer In The City
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Summer In The City is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Summer In The City
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Purbeck Stone reads noticeably lighter

Evergreen Fog
Summer In The City
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Summer In The City reads slightly lighter

Mizzle
Summer In The City
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Mizzle reads noticeably lighter

Agreeable Gray
Summer In The City
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Agreeable Gray reads noticeably lighter

Denim Drift
Summer In The City
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Summer In The City reads noticeably lighter

Tranquil Dawn
Summer In The City
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Tranquil Dawn reads noticeably lighter

Balboa Mist
Summer In The City
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Balboa Mist is the lighter choice

Vintage Vogue
Summer In The City
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Summer In The City is the lighter choice

Pale Green
Summer In The City
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Summer In The City reads slightly lighter

Pine Needle
Summer In The City
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Summer In The City is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Summer In The City
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Summer In The City reads noticeably lighter

Black grey
Summer In The City
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Summer In The City is the lighter choice

Piazza
Summer In The City
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Piazza is the lighter choice

Humble Yellow
Summer In The City
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Humble Yellow reads noticeably lighter

Windmill Lane
Summer In The City
Windmill Lane
Little Greene
Windmill Lane
LRV 31

Summer In The City reads slightly lighter

Senses
Summer In The City
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Nearly identical in tone

Lamp Black
Summer In The City
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Summer In The City is the lighter choice

Washed Linen
Summer In The City
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Washed Linen reads noticeably lighter

Tea with Florence
Summer In The City
Tea with Florence
Little Greene
Tea with Florence
LRV 18

Summer In The City reads noticeably lighter

Thames Fog
Summer In The City
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Summer In The City reads slightly lighter

Ocean Abyss
Summer In The City
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Summer In The City is the lighter choice

Classic Silver
Summer In The City
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Classic Silver reads slightly lighter

Teton Blue
Summer In The City
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Summer In The City reads slightly lighter

RAL 110-2
Summer In The City
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

RAL 110-2 is the lighter choice

RAL 110-1
Summer In The City
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

RAL 110-1 is the lighter choice

Paper
Summer In The City
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper is the lighter choice

Passageway
Summer In The City
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Summer In The City reads noticeably lighter