Dove vs Cotton Tail
Dove (Cloverdale Paint) and Cotton Tail (PPG) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 89 vs 87 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. A ΔE of 0.9 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dove vs Cotton Tail in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Dove and Cotton Tail 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. 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
Dove vs Cotton Tail Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dove on one side and Cotton Tail 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 Dove comparisons
See how Dove stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 89 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 89 vs 52, Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 89 vs 30, Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 89 vs 60, Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Dove reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Dove reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 89 vs 43, Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Dove reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Dove reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (89 vs 84) makes Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Dove reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Dove reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 74), opening up a space where Shoji White encloses it.
Dove reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Dove reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
Dove reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Dove reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 89 vs 31, Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 89 vs 24, Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 89 vs 57, Dove is decisively the brighter choice.