Blossoms in Spring vs Cooing Doves
Blossoms in Spring (Cloverdale Paint) and Cooing Doves (Valspar) come from different manufacturers. Blossoms in Spring reads as pink, while Cooing Doves reads as pink-red — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 12-point LRV gap — 45 for Blossoms in Spring vs 33 for Cooing Doves — means Blossoms in Spring will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 18.0 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Blossoms in Spring vs Cooing Doves in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Blossoms in Spring and Cooing Doves in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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. Blossoms in Spring returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Blossoms in Spring vs Cooing Doves Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Blossoms in Spring on one side and Cooing Doves 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 Blossoms in Spring comparisons
See how Blossoms in Spring stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 45, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 45), opening up a space where Blossoms in Spring encloses it.
Blossoms in Spring reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (52 vs 45) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 30, Blossoms in Spring is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 45, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 45), opening up a space where Blossoms in Spring encloses it.
Blossoms in Spring reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 45 vs 4, Blossoms in Spring is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Blossoms in Spring reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 45, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 21, Blossoms in Spring is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 45), opening up a space where Blossoms in Spring encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 45), opening up a space where Blossoms in Spring encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 45), opening up a space where Blossoms in Spring encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (51 vs 45) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Blossoms in Spring reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Blossoms in Spring reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 45), opening up a space where Blossoms in Spring encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (45 vs 41) makes Blossoms in Spring the marginally brighter of the two.
Blossoms in Spring reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 45 vs 31, Blossoms in Spring is decisively the brighter choice.