Day at the Zoo vs Hush
Both are Cloverdale Paint colors. Both sit in the beige-yellow family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 88 and 89, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 0.8, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Day at the Zoo vs Hush in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Day at the Zoo and Hush 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.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Day at the Zoo vs Hush Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Day at the Zoo on one side and Hush 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 Day at the Zoo comparisons
See how Day at the Zoo stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Day at the Zoo reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (88 vs 83) makes Day at the Zoo the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 88 vs 6, Day at the Zoo is decisively the brighter choice.
Day at the Zoo reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Day at the Zoo reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 52, Day at the Zoo is decisively the brighter choice.
Day at the Zoo reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 58, Day at the Zoo is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 27, Day at the Zoo is decisively the brighter choice.
Day at the Zoo reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Day at the Zoo reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 55, Day at the Zoo is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 13, Day at the Zoo is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 44, Day at the Zoo is decisively the brighter choice.
Day at the Zoo reads slightly lighter (LRV 88 vs 84), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Day at the Zoo reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 66, Day at the Zoo is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 74, Day at the Zoo is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (88 vs 83) makes Day at the Zoo the marginally brighter of the two.
Day at the Zoo reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 12, Day at the Zoo is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 8, Day at the Zoo is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 68, Day at the Zoo is decisively the brighter choice.
Day at the Zoo reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 12, Day at the Zoo is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 45, Day at the Zoo is decisively the brighter choice.
Day at the Zoo reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.