Celadon vs Pure White
Where Celadon belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Pure White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Celadon belongs to the greige-grey family and Pure White to the beige-greige family. Pure White (LRV 84) reflects noticeably more light than Celadon (LRV 45), a difference of 39 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 22.1, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Celadon vs Pure White in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Celadon and Pure White 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
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 LRV gap is large enough that Pure White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Celadon would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Celadon.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Celadon.
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. Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Celadon.
Color Details
Celadon vs Pure White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Celadon on one side and Pure 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 Celadon comparisons
See how Celadon stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 45), opening up a space where Celadon encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 45), opening up a space where Celadon encloses it.
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With LRVs of 45 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 45 vs 31, Celadon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 7, Celadon is decisively the brighter choice.