Egg Nog vs Gentle Lamb
Where Egg Nog belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Gentle Lamb is a Valspar color. Egg Nog reads as beige-yellow, while Gentle Lamb reads as beige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Egg Nog (LRV 88) reflects noticeably more light than Gentle Lamb (LRV 70), a difference of 18 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 10.2, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Egg Nog vs Gentle Lamb in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Egg Nog and Gentle Lamb 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Egg Nog will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Gentle Lamb would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Egg Nog reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Gentle Lamb.
Color Details
Egg Nog vs Gentle Lamb Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Egg Nog on one side and Gentle Lamb 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 Egg Nog comparisons
See how Egg Nog stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Egg Nog reads slightly lighter (LRV 88 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 88 vs 52, Egg Nog is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 30, Egg Nog is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 60, Egg Nog is decisively the brighter choice.
Egg Nog reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Egg Nog reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 43, Egg Nog is decisively the brighter choice.
Egg Nog reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Egg Nog reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (88 vs 84) makes Egg Nog the marginally brighter of the two.
Egg Nog reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Egg Nog reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 74), opening up a space where Shoji White encloses it.
Egg Nog reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Egg Nog reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Egg Nog reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
Egg Nog reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Egg Nog reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 31, Egg Nog is decisively the brighter choice.