Dubloon vs S 3030-Y30R
Dubloon (Cloverdale Paint) and S 3030-Y30R (NCS) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 19-point LRV gap — 51 for Dubloon vs 33 for S 3030-Y30R — means Dubloon will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 15.1 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dubloon vs S 3030-Y30R in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Dubloon and S 3030-Y30R in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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. Dubloon returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Dubloon vs S 3030-Y30R Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dubloon on one side and S 3030-Y30R 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 Dubloon comparisons
See how Dubloon stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 51, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Dubloon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (58 vs 51) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 51 vs 27, Dubloon is decisively the brighter choice.
Dubloon reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (55 vs 51) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
A 7-point LRV gap (51 vs 44) makes Dubloon the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 51), opening up a space where Dubloon encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 51, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 51, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 12, Dubloon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 8, Dubloon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 51, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 12, Dubloon is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (51 vs 45) makes Dubloon the marginally brighter of the two.
Dubloon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.