Acapulco Dive vs S 3010-R80B
Acapulco Dive is a Cloverdale Paint color while S 3010-R80B comes from NCS. Hue-wise, Acapulco Dive belongs to the blue family and S 3010-R80B to the blue-grey family. With LRVs of 37 and 36, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. At ΔE 23.8, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Acapulco Dive vs S 3010-R80B in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Acapulco Dive and S 3010-R80B in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
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Acapulco Dive vs S 3010-R80B Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Acapulco Dive on one side and S 3010-R80B 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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