Earthenware vs Pearl beige
Earthenware (Cloverdale Paint) and Pearl beige (RAL Classic) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the greige-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 11-point LRV gap — 35 for Pearl beige vs 24 for Earthenware — means Pearl beige will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 2.4 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Earthenware vs Pearl beige in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Earthenware and Pearl beige 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. Pearl beige reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Earthenware.
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. Pearl beige returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Earthenware vs Pearl beige Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Earthenware on one side and Pearl beige 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 Earthenware comparisons
See how Earthenware stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 24, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 24), opening up a space where Earthenware encloses it.
Earthenware reflects far more light (LRV 24 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 24, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (30 vs 24) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 24), opening up a space where Earthenware encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 24, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 24), opening up a space where Earthenware encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 24, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 24 vs 4, Earthenware is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 24), opening up a space where Earthenware encloses it.
Earthenware reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 24), opening up a space where Earthenware encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 24, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 24 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 24), opening up a space where Earthenware encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 24), opening up a space where Earthenware encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 24), opening up a space where Earthenware encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 24, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Earthenware reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Earthenware reflects far more light (LRV 24 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 24), opening up a space where Earthenware encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 24, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Earthenware reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 24), opening up a space where Earthenware encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (31 vs 24) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.