Allspice vs Denim Drift
Where Allspice belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Denim Drift is a Dulux color. Allspice reads as beige-greige, while Denim Drift reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Denim Drift (LRV 27) reflects noticeably more light than Allspice (LRV 24), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 23.2, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Allspice vs Denim Drift in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Allspice and Denim Drift 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Denim Drift gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Denim Drift reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Denim Drift has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Denim Drift reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Allspice vs Denim Drift Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Allspice on one side and Denim Drift 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 Allspice comparisons
See how Allspice stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 24, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
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Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 24), opening up a space where Allspice encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 24, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 24), opening up a space where Allspice encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 24, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 24, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 24), opening up a space where Allspice encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 24, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 24, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 24 vs 12, Allspice is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 24, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (24 vs 12) makes Allspice the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 24, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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With LRVs of 24 and 24, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 24), opening up a space where Allspice encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 24), opening up a space where Allspice encloses it.