Atmospheric Pressure vs Dover Surf
Atmospheric Pressure is a Cloverdale Paint color while Dover Surf comes from Valspar. These are both blues, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue to land. At LRV 63 vs 53, Atmospheric Pressure will read as the brighter of the two — a 10-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 8.3, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Atmospheric Pressure vs Dover Surf in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Atmospheric Pressure and Dover Surf 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
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. Atmospheric Pressure returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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 Atmospheric Pressure will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dover Surf would.
Color Details
Atmospheric Pressure vs Dover Surf Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Atmospheric Pressure on one side and Dover Surf 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 Atmospheric Pressure comparisons
See how Atmospheric Pressure stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 83 vs 63, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 6, Atmospheric Pressure is decisively the brighter choice.
Atmospheric Pressure reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Atmospheric Pressure reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (63 vs 52) makes Atmospheric Pressure the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 63 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 5-point LRV gap (63 vs 58) makes Atmospheric Pressure the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 27, Atmospheric Pressure is decisively the brighter choice.
Atmospheric Pressure reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Atmospheric Pressure reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (63 vs 55) makes Atmospheric Pressure the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 13, Atmospheric Pressure is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 44, Atmospheric Pressure is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 63), opening up a space where Atmospheric Pressure encloses it.
Atmospheric Pressure reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 63), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (74 vs 63) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 63, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Atmospheric Pressure reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 12, Atmospheric Pressure is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 8, Atmospheric Pressure is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (68 vs 63) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Atmospheric Pressure reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 12, Atmospheric Pressure is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 45, Atmospheric Pressure is decisively the brighter choice.
Atmospheric Pressure reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.