Cherished One vs Cooing Doves
Where Cherished One belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Cooing Doves is a Valspar color. These are both pink-reds, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within pink-red to land. Cherished One (LRV 44) reflects noticeably more light than Cooing Doves (LRV 33), a difference of 11 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 18.0, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cherished One vs Cooing Doves in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Cherished One and Cooing Doves in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Cherished One reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cooing Doves.
Color Details
Cherished One vs Cooing Doves Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cherished One on one side and Cooing Doves 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 Cherished One comparisons
See how Cherished One stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 44, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 44), opening up a space where Cherished One encloses it.
Cherished One reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (52 vs 44) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 30, Cherished One is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 44, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 44), opening up a space where Cherished One encloses it.
Cherished One reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 44 vs 4, Cherished One is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cherished One reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
With LRVs of 44 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 44, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 21, Cherished One is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 44), opening up a space where Cherished One encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 44), opening up a space where Cherished One encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 44), opening up a space where Cherished One encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (51 vs 44) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Cherished One reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Cherished One reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 44), opening up a space where Cherished One encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (44 vs 41) makes Cherished One the marginally brighter of the two.
Cherished One reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 44 vs 31, Cherished One is decisively the brighter choice.