Calm Before The Storm vs Pointing
Where Calm Before The Storm belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Pointing is a Farrow & Ball color. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. Pointing (LRV 88) reflects noticeably more light than Calm Before The Storm (LRV 83), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. At ΔE 2.4, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Calm Before The Storm vs Pointing in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Calm Before The Storm and Pointing 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The brightness difference is modest but present — Pointing gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Pointing reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Pointing reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Calm Before The Storm vs Pointing Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Calm Before The Storm on one side and Pointing 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.
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