Creme Brulée vs Black grey

Creme BruléeCloverdale PaintvsBlack greyRAL ClassicΔE 66.4Very different colors

Where Creme Brulée belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Black grey is a RAL Classic color. Hue-wise, Creme Brulée belongs to the beige family and Black grey to the blue-grey family. Creme Brulée (LRV 62) reflects noticeably more light than Black grey (LRV 6), a difference of 56 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 66.4, 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.

Creme Brulée vs Black grey in Real Spaces

1 real room side by side. Seeing Creme Brulée and Black grey 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

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 LRV gap is large enough that Creme Brulée will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Black grey would.

Creme BruléeCreme Brulée CA116 by Cloverdale Paint — Living Room

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Black greyRAL Classic Black grey 7021 living room

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Color Details

Creme Brulée
Cloverdale Paint · CA116
Hex#E7CAA9
LRV62.1
BrandCloverdale Paint
NumberCA116
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessLight
Black grey
RAL Classic · RAL 7021
Hex#2F3234
LRV6.5
BrandRAL Classic
NumberRAL 7021
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessDark

Creme Brulée vs Black grey Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Creme Brulée on one side and Black grey 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 Creme Brulée comparisons

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

White Dove
Creme Brulée
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove reads noticeably lighter

Ammonite
Creme Brulée
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite reads slightly lighter

Iron Ore
Creme Brulée
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Creme Brulée is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Creme Brulée
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Creme Brulée reads slightly lighter

Evergreen Fog
Creme Brulée
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Creme Brulée is the lighter choice

Mizzle
Creme Brulée
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Creme Brulée reads slightly lighter

Agreeable Gray
Creme Brulée
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Nearly identical in tone

Denim Drift
Creme Brulée
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Creme Brulée is the lighter choice

Tranquil Dawn
Creme Brulée
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Creme Brulée reads slightly lighter

Balboa Mist
Creme Brulée
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter

Vintage Vogue
Creme Brulée
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Creme Brulée is the lighter choice

Pale Green
Creme Brulée
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Creme Brulée is the lighter choice

Pine Needle
Creme Brulée
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Creme Brulée is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Creme Brulée
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Creme Brulée is the lighter choice

Piazza
Creme Brulée
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Nearly identical in tone

Humble Yellow
Creme Brulée
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Creme Brulée reads slightly lighter

Grey Blue
Creme Brulée
Grey Blue
RAL ClassicClassic
Grey Blue
LRV 7

Creme Brulée is the lighter choice

Windmill Lane
Creme Brulée
Windmill Lane
Little Greene
Windmill Lane
LRV 31

Creme Brulée is the lighter choice

Senses
Creme Brulée
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Creme Brulée reads noticeably lighter

Lamp Black
Creme Brulée
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Creme Brulée is the lighter choice

Washed Linen
Creme Brulée
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Creme Brulée reads slightly lighter

Tea with Florence
Creme Brulée
Tea with Florence
Little Greene
Tea with Florence
LRV 18

Creme Brulée is the lighter choice

Thames Fog
Creme Brulée
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Creme Brulée is the lighter choice

Ocean Abyss
Creme Brulée
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Creme Brulée is the lighter choice

Classic Silver
Creme Brulée
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Creme Brulée reads noticeably lighter

Teton Blue
Creme Brulée
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Creme Brulée is the lighter choice

RAL 110-2
Creme Brulée
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

RAL 110-2 reads slightly lighter

RAL 110-1
Creme Brulée
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

RAL 110-1 reads noticeably lighter

Paper
Creme Brulée
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper is the lighter choice

Passageway
Creme Brulée
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Creme Brulée is the lighter choice