Apple Sauce vs Tranquil Dawn
Apple Sauce is a Cloverdale Paint color while Tranquil Dawn comes from Dulux. Apple Sauce reads as beige-yellow, while Tranquil Dawn reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 83 vs 55, Apple Sauce will read as the brighter of the two — a 28-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 17.3, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Apple Sauce vs Tranquil Dawn in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Apple Sauce and Tranquil Dawn 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Apple Sauce returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Apple Sauce will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Tranquil Dawn would.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Apple Sauce will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Tranquil Dawn would.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Apple Sauce reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tranquil Dawn.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Apple Sauce will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Tranquil Dawn would.
Color Details
Apple Sauce vs Tranquil Dawn Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Apple Sauce on one side and Tranquil Dawn 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
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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.
Apple Sauce reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift 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 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.