Canvas vs Contemporary White
Canvas (Cloverdale Paint) and Contemporary White (Jotun) come from different manufacturers. Canvas reads as beige, while Contemporary White reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 68 vs 70 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. A ΔE of 2.4 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Canvas vs Contemporary White in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Canvas and Contemporary White 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Canvas vs Contemporary White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Canvas on one side and Contemporary White 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 Canvas comparisons
See how Canvas stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 68), opening up a space where Canvas encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 52, Canvas is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 30, Canvas is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (68 vs 60) makes Canvas the marginally brighter of the two.
Canvas reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Canvas reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 43, Canvas is decisively the brighter choice.
Canvas reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Canvas reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 68, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Canvas reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Canvas reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Canvas reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 31, Canvas is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 7, Canvas is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 24, Canvas is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (68 vs 57) makes Canvas the marginally brighter of the two.