Cloud White vs Steam
Both are Benjamin Moore colors. Cloud White reads as beige-white, while Steam reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. With LRVs of 85 and 84, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. They share a yellow quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. With a ΔE of 1.2, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cloud White vs Steam in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Cloud White and Steam 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.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Cloud White vs Steam Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cloud White on one side and Steam 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 Cloud White comparisons
See how Cloud White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 85 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 6, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 52, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 58, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 27, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 55, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 13, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 44, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 85 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 66, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (85 vs 74) makes Cloud White the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 85 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 85 vs 12, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 68, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 68), opening up a space where Calamine encloses it.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 12, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 45, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.