Apple Sauce vs Denim Drift
Apple Sauce (Cloverdale Paint) and Denim Drift (Dulux) come from different manufacturers. Apple Sauce reads as beige-yellow, while Denim Drift reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 56-point LRV gap — 83 for Apple Sauce vs 27 for Denim Drift — means Apple Sauce will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 40.1 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Apple Sauce vs Denim Drift in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Apple Sauce 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
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. Apple Sauce reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Denim Drift.
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. Apple Sauce returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The LRV gap is large enough that Apple Sauce will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Denim Drift would.
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. Apple Sauce returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Apple Sauce vs Denim Drift Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Apple Sauce 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 Apple Sauce comparisons
See how Apple Sauce stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 83 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 69, Apple Sauce is decisively the brighter choice.
Apple Sauce reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 52, Apple Sauce is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 30, Apple Sauce is decisively the brighter choice.
Apple Sauce reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 60, Apple Sauce is decisively the brighter choice.
Apple Sauce reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 43, Apple Sauce is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 4, Apple Sauce is decisively the brighter choice.
Apple Sauce reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Apple Sauce reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Apple Sauce reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 83 vs 21, Apple Sauce is decisively the brighter choice.
Apple Sauce reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Apple Sauce reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 83 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Apple Sauce reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Apple Sauce reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 41, Apple Sauce is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 68, Apple Sauce is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 25, Apple Sauce is decisively the brighter choice.
Apple Sauce reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Apple Sauce reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 31, Apple Sauce is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 7, Apple Sauce is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 24, Apple Sauce is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 57, Apple Sauce is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (83 vs 72) makes Apple Sauce the marginally brighter of the two.