Cloud Number Nine vs Snowbound
Cloud Number Nine (Cloverdale Paint) and Snowbound (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Cloud Number Nine belongs to the pink-red family and Snowbound to the beige-greige family. The 14-point LRV gap — 83 for Snowbound vs 69 for Cloud Number Nine — means Snowbound will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 15.5 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cloud Number Nine vs Snowbound in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cloud Number Nine and Snowbound 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Snowbound reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cloud Number Nine.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Snowbound returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Snowbound returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The LRV gap is large enough that Snowbound will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cloud Number Nine would.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Snowbound returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Cloud Number Nine vs Snowbound Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cloud Number Nine on one side and Snowbound 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 Cloud Number Nine comparisons
See how Cloud Number Nine stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Cloud Number Nine encloses it.
Cloud Number Nine reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 52, Cloud Number Nine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 30, Cloud Number Nine is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloud Number Nine reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (69 vs 60) makes Cloud Number Nine the marginally brighter of the two.
Cloud Number Nine reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cloud Number Nine reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 43, Cloud Number Nine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 4, Cloud Number Nine is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloud Number Nine reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Cloud Number Nine reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Cloud Number Nine reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 69, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 21, Cloud Number Nine is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloud Number Nine reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 69 vs 51, Cloud Number Nine is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloud Number Nine reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Cloud Number Nine reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 69 vs 41, Cloud Number Nine is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloud Number Nine reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Cloud Number Nine reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 31, Cloud Number Nine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 7, Cloud Number Nine is decisively the brighter choice.