Day at the Zoo vs Livid
Day at the Zoo is a Cloverdale Paint color while Livid comes from Little Greene. Hue-wise, Day at the Zoo belongs to the beige-yellow family and Livid to the blue-green family. Day at the Zoo has an LRV of 88. At ΔE 45.8, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Day at the Zoo vs Livid in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Day at the Zoo and Livid 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
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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
Day at the Zoo vs Livid Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Day at the Zoo on one side and Livid 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.
Day at the Zoo reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.