Almond vs Snowbound
Where Almond belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Snowbound is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Almond belongs to the beige family and Snowbound to the beige-greige family. Snowbound (LRV 83) reflects noticeably more light than Almond (LRV 76), a difference of 7 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 14.9, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Almond vs Snowbound in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Almond and Snowbound 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 — Snowbound 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. Snowbound reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Snowbound 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. Snowbound has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Almond vs Snowbound Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Almond on one side and Snowbound 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 Almond comparisons
See how Almond stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 76 vs 58, Almond is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 27, Almond is decisively the brighter choice.
Almond reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 55, Almond is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 44, Almond is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (76 vs 66) makes Almond the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Almond is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (76 vs 68) makes Almond the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Almond is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 45, Almond is decisively the brighter choice.
Almond reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
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Almond reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Almond reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Almond reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.