Cumulus Cotton vs Passageway
Where Cumulus Cotton belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Passageway is a Valspar color. Hue-wise, Cumulus Cotton belongs to the blue family and Passageway to the blue-grey family. Cumulus Cotton (LRV 77) reflects noticeably more light than Passageway (LRV 14), a difference of 62 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 46.3, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cumulus Cotton vs Passageway in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Cumulus Cotton and Passageway in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Cumulus Cotton will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Passageway would.
Color Details
Cumulus Cotton vs Passageway Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cumulus Cotton on one side and Passageway 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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