Carrot Cake vs Ashes of Roses

Carrot Cake is a Cloverdale Paint color while Ashes of Roses comes from Little Greene. Carrot Cake reads as pink-red, while Ashes of Roses reads as pink — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. With LRVs of 16 and 15, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. At ΔE 13.3, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Carrot Cake vs Ashes of Roses in Real Spaces

3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Carrot Cake and Ashes of Roses in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.

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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.

Carrot CakeCarrot Cake 1054 by Cloverdale Paint — Living Room

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Ashes of RosesLittle Greene Ashes of Roses 6 living room

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Bedroom

Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.

Carrot CakeCarrot Cake 1054 by Cloverdale Paint — Bedroom

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Ashes of RosesLittle Greene Ashes of Roses 6 bedroom

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Bathroom

Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.

Carrot CakeCarrot Cake 1054 by Cloverdale Paint — Bathroom

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Ashes of RosesLittle Greene Ashes of Roses 6 bathroom

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Color Details

Carrot Cake
Cloverdale Paint · 1054
Hex#A45849
LRV16.0
BrandCloverdale Paint
Number1054
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessDark
Ashes of Roses
Little Greene · 6
Hex#945e5c
LRV15.1
BrandLittle Greene
Number6
UndertoneRed
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessDark

Carrot Cake vs Ashes of Roses Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Carrot Cake on one side and Ashes of Roses on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Carrot Cake comparisons

See how Carrot Cake stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Carrot Cake
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove is the lighter choice

Ammonite
Carrot Cake
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite is the lighter choice

Iron Ore
Carrot Cake
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Carrot Cake reads slightly lighter

Purbeck Stone
Carrot Cake
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Purbeck Stone is the lighter choice

Evergreen Fog
Carrot Cake
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Evergreen Fog reads noticeably lighter

Mizzle
Carrot Cake
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Mizzle is the lighter choice

Agreeable Gray
Carrot Cake
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Agreeable Gray is the lighter choice

Denim Drift
Carrot Cake
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Denim Drift reads slightly lighter

Tranquil Dawn
Carrot Cake
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Tranquil Dawn is the lighter choice

Balboa Mist
Carrot Cake
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Balboa Mist is the lighter choice

Vintage Vogue
Carrot Cake
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Carrot Cake reads slightly lighter

Pale Green
Carrot Cake
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Pale Green reads noticeably lighter

Pine Needle
Carrot Cake
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Carrot Cake reads slightly lighter

Cement grey
Carrot Cake
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Cement grey reads slightly lighter

Black grey
Carrot Cake
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Carrot Cake reads slightly lighter

Piazza
Carrot Cake
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Piazza is the lighter choice

Humble Yellow
Carrot Cake
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Humble Yellow is the lighter choice

Windmill Lane
Carrot Cake
Windmill Lane
Little Greene
Windmill Lane
LRV 31

Windmill Lane reads noticeably lighter

Senses
Carrot Cake
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Senses is the lighter choice

Lamp Black
Carrot Cake
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Carrot Cake reads noticeably lighter

Washed Linen
Carrot Cake
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Washed Linen is the lighter choice

Tea with Florence
Carrot Cake
Tea with Florence
Little Greene
Tea with Florence
LRV 18

Nearly identical in tone

Thames Fog
Carrot Cake
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Thames Fog reads slightly lighter

Ocean Abyss
Carrot Cake
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Carrot Cake reads slightly lighter

Classic Silver
Carrot Cake
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Classic Silver is the lighter choice

Teton Blue
Carrot Cake
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Teton Blue reads noticeably lighter

RAL 110-2
Carrot Cake
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

RAL 110-2 is the lighter choice

RAL 110-1
Carrot Cake
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

RAL 110-1 is the lighter choice

Paper
Carrot Cake
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper is the lighter choice

Passageway
Carrot Cake
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Nearly identical in tone