Cheese Please vs Thames Fog

Cheese PleaseCloverdale PaintvsThames FogValsparΔE 31.6Very different colors

Cheese Please is a Cloverdale Paint color while Thames Fog comes from Valspar. Hue-wise, Cheese Please belongs to the beige-yellow family and Thames Fog to the grey family. At LRV 79 vs 27, Cheese Please will read as the brighter of the two — a 52-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 31.6, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Cheese Please vs Thames Fog in Real Spaces

4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cheese Please and Thames Fog 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. Cheese Please returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Cheese PleaseCheese Please 0384 by Cloverdale Paint — Living Room

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Thames FogValspar Thames Fog living room inspiration

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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. The LRV gap is large enough that Cheese Please will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Thames Fog would.

Cheese PleaseCheese Please 0384 by Cloverdale Paint — Bedroom

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Thames FogValspar Thames Fog bedroom review

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Dining Room

Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Cheese Please reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Thames Fog.

Cheese PleaseCheese Please 0384 by Cloverdale Paint — Dining Room

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Thames FogValspar Thames Fog dining room photo

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Bathroom

Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Cheese Please will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Thames Fog would.

Cheese PleaseCheese Please 0384 by Cloverdale Paint — Bathroom

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Thames FogValspar Thames Fog bathroom review

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Color Details

Cheese Please
Cloverdale Paint · 0384
Hex#ECE4CA
LRV79.0
BrandCloverdale Paint
Number0384
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessLight
Thames Fog
Valspar · V144-5
Hex#8f9082
LRV27.4
BrandValspar
NumberV144-5
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessMedium

Cheese Please vs Thames Fog Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cheese Please on one side and Thames Fog 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 Cheese Please comparisons

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

White Dove
Cheese Please
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove reads slightly lighter

Ammonite
Cheese Please
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Cheese Please reads slightly lighter

Iron Ore
Cheese Please
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Cheese Please is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Cheese Please
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Cheese Please is the lighter choice

Evergreen Fog
Cheese Please
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Cheese Please is the lighter choice

Mizzle
Cheese Please
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Cheese Please is the lighter choice

Agreeable Gray
Cheese Please
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Cheese Please reads noticeably lighter

Denim Drift
Cheese Please
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Cheese Please is the lighter choice

Tranquil Dawn
Cheese Please
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Cheese Please reads noticeably lighter

Balboa Mist
Cheese Please
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Cheese Please reads noticeably lighter

Vintage Vogue
Cheese Please
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Cheese Please is the lighter choice

Pale Green
Cheese Please
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Cheese Please is the lighter choice

Pine Needle
Cheese Please
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Cheese Please is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Cheese Please
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Cheese Please is the lighter choice

Black grey
Cheese Please
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Cheese Please is the lighter choice

Piazza
Cheese Please
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Cheese Please reads noticeably lighter

Humble Yellow
Cheese Please
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Cheese Please reads noticeably lighter

Windmill Lane
Cheese Please
Windmill Lane
Little Greene
Windmill Lane
LRV 31

Cheese Please is the lighter choice

Senses
Cheese Please
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Cheese Please is the lighter choice

Lamp Black
Cheese Please
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Cheese Please is the lighter choice

Washed Linen
Cheese Please
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Cheese Please reads noticeably lighter

Tea with Florence
Cheese Please
Tea with Florence
Little Greene
Tea with Florence
LRV 18

Cheese Please is the lighter choice

Ocean Abyss
Cheese Please
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Cheese Please is the lighter choice

Classic Silver
Cheese Please
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Cheese Please is the lighter choice

Teton Blue
Cheese Please
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Cheese Please is the lighter choice

RAL 110-2
Cheese Please
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

Cheese Please reads slightly lighter

Passageway
Cheese Please
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Cheese Please is the lighter choice

RAL 110-1
Cheese Please
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

Nearly identical in tone

Paper
Cheese Please
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper reads slightly lighter

RAL 180-1
Cheese Please
RAL 180-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 180-1
LRV 49

Cheese Please is the lighter choice