Crescent Moon vs Soft Montelimar 6
Crescent Moon is a Cloverdale Paint color while Soft Montelimar 6 comes from Dulux. Crescent Moon reads as pink, while Soft Montelimar 6 reads as white — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. With LRVs of 82 and 83, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 0.9, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Crescent Moon vs Soft Montelimar 6 in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Crescent Moon and Soft Montelimar 6 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Crescent Moon vs Soft Montelimar 6 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Crescent Moon on one side and Soft Montelimar 6 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 Crescent Moon comparisons
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Crescent Moon reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 82 vs 6, Crescent Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
Crescent Moon reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Crescent Moon reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 52, Crescent Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
Crescent Moon reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 58, Crescent Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 27, Crescent Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
Crescent Moon reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Crescent Moon reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 55, Crescent Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 13, Crescent Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 44, Crescent Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Crescent Moon reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 66, Crescent Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (82 vs 74) makes Crescent Moon the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Crescent Moon reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 12, Crescent Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 8, Crescent Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 68, Crescent Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
Crescent Moon reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 12, Crescent Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 45, Crescent Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
Crescent Moon reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.