Calamities vs Jam Session
Where Calamities belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Jam Session is a PPG color. Calamities reads as blue-grey, while Jam Session reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Jam Session (LRV 65) reflects noticeably more light than Calamities (LRV 62), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. At ΔE 2.3, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Calamities vs Jam Session Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Calamities on one side and Jam Session 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 Calamities comparisons
See how Calamities stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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A 7-point LRV gap (69 vs 62) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
Calamities reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (62 vs 52) makes Calamities the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 62 vs 30, Calamities is decisively the brighter choice.
Calamities reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Calamities reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Calamities reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 43, Calamities is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 4, Calamities is decisively the brighter choice.
Calamities reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Calamities reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Calamities reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 62, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 21, Calamities is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 62), opening up a space where Calamities encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 62), opening up a space where Calamities encloses it.
Calamities reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 62 vs 41, Calamities is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (68 vs 62) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 62 vs 25, Calamities is decisively the brighter choice.
Calamities reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Calamities reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 31, Calamities is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 7, Calamities is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 24, Calamities is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (62 vs 57) makes Calamities the marginally brighter of the two.