Clover Honey vs Gentle Lamb paint color comparison

Clover Honey vs Gentle Lamb

Clover HoneyCloverdale PaintvsGentle LambValsparΔE 2.3Subtle difference

Where Clover Honey belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Gentle Lamb is a Valspar color. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Clover Honey (LRV 76) reflects noticeably more light than Gentle Lamb (LRV 70), a difference of 6 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. At ΔE 2.3, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Clover Honey vs Gentle Lamb in Real Spaces

2 real rooms side by side. Clover Honey and Gentle Lamb 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. The brightness difference is modest but present — Clover Honey gives the walls a little more lift.

Clover HoneyClover Honey 0271 by Cloverdale Paint — Living Room

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Gentle LambValspar Gentle Lamb living room makeover

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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. Clover Honey reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.

Clover HoneyClover Honey 0271 by Cloverdale Paint — Bathroom

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Gentle LambValspar Gentle Lamb bathroom paint

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Color Details

Clover Honey
Cloverdale Paint · 0271
LRV76.0
BrandCloverdale Paint
Number0271
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessLight
Gentle Lamb
Valspar · V177
LRV69.7
BrandValspar
NumberV177
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessLight

Clover Honey vs Gentle Lamb Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Clover Honey on one side and Gentle Lamb 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 Clover Honey comparisons

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

Clover Honey
Ammonite
Clover Honey
Ammonite
Cloverdale Paint
Clover Honey
0271 · LRV 76
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Clover Honey reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

White Dove
Clover Honey
White Dove
Clover Honey
Cloverdale Paint
Clover Honey
0271 · LRV 76

A 7-point LRV gap (83 vs 76) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.

Clover Honey
Iron Ore
Clover Honey
Iron Ore
Cloverdale Paint
Clover Honey
0271 · LRV 76

At LRV 76 vs 6, Clover Honey is decisively the brighter choice.

Clover Honey
Purbeck Stone
Clover Honey
Purbeck Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Clover Honey
0271 · LRV 76

Clover Honey reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.

Clover Honey
Evergreen Fog
Clover Honey
Evergreen Fog
Cloverdale Paint
Clover Honey
0271 · LRV 76

Clover Honey reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.

Clover Honey
Mizzle
Clover Honey
Mizzle
Cloverdale Paint
Clover Honey
0271 · LRV 76
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

At LRV 76 vs 52, Clover Honey is decisively the brighter choice.

Clover Honey
Agreeable Gray
Clover Honey
Agreeable Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Clover Honey
0271 · LRV 76

Clover Honey reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.

Clover Honey
Accessible Beige
Clover Honey
Accessible Beige
Cloverdale Paint
Clover Honey
0271 · LRV 76

At LRV 76 vs 58, Clover Honey is decisively the brighter choice.

Clover Honey
Denim Drift
Clover Honey
Denim Drift
Cloverdale Paint
Clover Honey
0271 · LRV 76

At LRV 76 vs 27, Clover Honey is decisively the brighter choice.

Clover Honey
French Gray
Clover Honey
French Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Clover Honey
0271 · LRV 76

Clover Honey reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.

Clover Honey
Naval
Clover Honey
Naval
Cloverdale Paint
Clover Honey
0271 · LRV 76
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Clover Honey reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Clover Honey
Tranquil Dawn
Clover Honey
Tranquil Dawn
Cloverdale Paint
Clover Honey
0271 · LRV 76

At LRV 76 vs 55, Clover Honey is decisively the brighter choice.

Clover Honey
Bancha
Clover Honey
Bancha
Cloverdale Paint
Clover Honey
0271 · LRV 76
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

At LRV 76 vs 13, Clover Honey is decisively the brighter choice.

Clover Honey
Hardwick White
Clover Honey
Hardwick White
Cloverdale Paint
Clover Honey
0271 · LRV 76

At LRV 76 vs 44, Clover Honey is decisively the brighter choice.

Clover Honey
Pure White
Clover Honey
Pure White
Cloverdale Paint
Clover Honey
0271 · LRV 76

Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Clover Honey
Artichoke
Clover Honey
Artichoke
Cloverdale Paint
Clover Honey
0271 · LRV 76
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Clover Honey reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.

Balboa Mist
Clover Honey
Balboa Mist
Clover Honey
Cloverdale Paint
Clover Honey
0271 · LRV 76

A 10-point LRV gap (76 vs 66) makes Clover Honey the marginally brighter of the two.

Clover Honey
Shoji White
Clover Honey
Shoji White
Cloverdale Paint
Clover Honey
0271 · LRV 76

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Clover Honey
Snowbound
Clover Honey
Snowbound
Cloverdale Paint
Clover Honey
0271 · LRV 76
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

A 7-point LRV gap (83 vs 76) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.

Clover Honey
Pigeon
Clover Honey
Pigeon
Cloverdale Paint
Clover Honey
0271 · LRV 76
Farrow & Ball
Pigeon
LRV 51

Clover Honey reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.

Clover Honey
Pewter Green
Clover Honey
Pewter Green
Cloverdale Paint
Clover Honey
0271 · LRV 76

At LRV 76 vs 12, Clover Honey is decisively the brighter choice.

Clover Honey
Duck Green
Clover Honey
Duck Green
Cloverdale Paint
Clover Honey
0271 · LRV 76

At LRV 76 vs 8, Clover Honey is decisively the brighter choice.

Clover Honey
Skimming Stone
Clover Honey
Skimming Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Clover Honey
0271 · LRV 76

A 8-point LRV gap (76 vs 68) makes Clover Honey the marginally brighter of the two.

Clover Honey
Dix Blue
Clover Honey
Dix Blue
Cloverdale Paint
Clover Honey
0271 · LRV 76
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Clover Honey reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.

Clover Honey
Hicks' Blue
Clover Honey
Hicks' Blue
Cloverdale Paint
Clover Honey
0271 · LRV 76

Clover Honey vs Hicks' Blue

Clover Honey
Slaked Lime Deep
Clover Honey
Slaked Lime Deep

Clover Honey vs Slaked Lime Deep

Vintage Vogue
Clover Honey
Vintage Vogue
Clover Honey
Cloverdale Paint
Clover Honey
0271 · LRV 76

At LRV 76 vs 12, Clover Honey is decisively the brighter choice.

Clover Honey
Livid
Clover Honey
Livid
Cloverdale Paint
Clover Honey
0271 · LRV 76

Clover Honey vs Livid

Saybrook Sage
Clover Honey
Saybrook Sage
Clover Honey
Cloverdale Paint
Clover Honey
0271 · LRV 76

At LRV 76 vs 45, Clover Honey is decisively the brighter choice.

Clover Honey
Pale Green
Clover Honey
Pale Green
Cloverdale Paint
Clover Honey
0271 · LRV 76
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Clover Honey reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.