Childhood Crush vs Coral Reef
Where Childhood Crush belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Coral Reef is a Sherwin-Williams color. These are both pink-reds, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within pink-red to land. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (29 vs 29), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Childhood Crush vs Coral Reef in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Childhood Crush and Coral Reef are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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. 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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Childhood Crush vs Coral Reef Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Childhood Crush on one side and Coral Reef 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 Childhood Crush comparisons
See how Childhood Crush stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 52 vs 29, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 60 vs 29, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 29), opening up a space where Childhood Crush encloses it.
With LRVs of 29 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 43 vs 29, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 29 vs 4, Childhood Crush is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 29), opening up a space where Childhood Crush encloses it.
Childhood Crush reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 29), opening up a space where Childhood Crush encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 29, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (29 vs 21) makes Childhood Crush the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 29), opening up a space where Childhood Crush encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 29), opening up a space where Childhood Crush encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 29), opening up a space where Childhood Crush encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 29, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Childhood Crush reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Childhood Crush reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 29), opening up a space where Childhood Crush encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 29, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Childhood Crush reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 29), opening up a space where Childhood Crush encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room.