Altar of Heaven vs Fresh Take
Altar of Heaven and Fresh Take come from the same Cloverdale Paint collection. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 3-point LRV gap — 13 for Fresh Take vs 10 for Altar of Heaven — means Fresh Take will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 7.1 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Altar of Heaven vs Fresh Take in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Altar of Heaven and Fresh Take 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Fresh Take reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Fresh Take has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Fresh Take has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The brightness difference is modest but present — Fresh Take gives the walls a little more lift.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Fresh Take has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Altar of Heaven vs Fresh Take Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Altar of Heaven on one side and Fresh Take 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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At LRV 60 vs 10, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 10), opening up a space where Altar of Heaven encloses it.
Denim Drift reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 10), opening up a space where Altar of Heaven encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 10, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (10 vs 4) makes Altar of Heaven the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 10), opening up a space where Altar of Heaven encloses it.
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Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 10), opening up a space where Altar of Heaven encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 10, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (21 vs 10) makes Artichoke the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 10), opening up a space where Altar of Heaven encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 10), opening up a space where Altar of Heaven encloses it.
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At LRV 51 vs 10, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 12 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 10 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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At LRV 41 vs 10, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
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