Cut Velvet vs James
Where Cut Velvet belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, James is a Little Greene color. Cut Velvet reads as purple, while James reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Cut Velvet (LRV 35) reflects noticeably more light than James (LRV 30), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 25.3, 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.
Cut Velvet vs James in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Cut Velvet and James 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Cut Velvet gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Cut Velvet vs James Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cut Velvet on one side and James 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 Cut Velvet comparisons
See how Cut Velvet stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 35, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 35), opening up a space where Cut Velvet encloses it.
At LRV 35 vs 6, Cut Velvet is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 35), opening up a space where Cut Velvet encloses it.
Cut Velvet reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 35, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 35), opening up a space where Cut Velvet encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 35, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (35 vs 27) makes Cut Velvet the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cut Velvet reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 35, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 35 vs 13, Cut Velvet is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (44 vs 35) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 35), opening up a space where Cut Velvet encloses it.
Cut Velvet reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 35, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 35, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 35, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 35 vs 12, Cut Velvet is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 35, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 35), opening up a space where Cut Velvet encloses it.
Cut Velvet reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 35 vs 12, Cut Velvet is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (45 vs 35) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.
Cut Velvet reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cut Velvet reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Cut Velvet reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 35), opening up a space where Cut Velvet encloses it.