Cherish the Moment vs Calamine
Cherish the Moment is a Cloverdale Paint color while Calamine comes from Farrow & Ball. Cherish the Moment reads as purple, while Calamine reads as pink-red — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 68 vs 48, Calamine will read as the brighter of the two — a 20-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 25.2, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cherish the Moment vs Calamine in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cherish the Moment and Calamine 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. Calamine returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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 Calamine will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cherish the Moment would.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Calamine will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cherish the Moment would.
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. Calamine reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cherish the Moment.
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 Calamine will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cherish the Moment would.
Color Details
Cherish the Moment vs Calamine Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cherish the Moment on one side and Calamine 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 Cherish the Moment comparisons
See how Cherish the Moment stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 48), opening up a space where Cherish the Moment encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 48, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 6, Cherish the Moment is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cherish the Moment reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (52 vs 48) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 48), opening up a space where Cherish the Moment encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (58 vs 48) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 27, Cherish the Moment is decisively the brighter choice.
Cherish the Moment reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cherish the Moment reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (55 vs 48) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 13, Cherish the Moment is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (48 vs 44) makes Cherish the Moment the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 48), opening up a space where Cherish the Moment encloses it.
Cherish the Moment reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 48, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 48, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 48, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 51 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 48 vs 12, Cherish the Moment is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 8, Cherish the Moment is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 48, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Cherish the Moment reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 48 vs 12, Cherish the Moment is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Cherish the Moment reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.