Egyptian Gold vs Hay
Egyptian Gold is a Cloverdale Paint color while Hay comes from Farrow & Ball. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 59 and 58, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. At ΔE 8.6, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Egyptian Gold vs Hay in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Egyptian Gold and Hay 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
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.
Color Details
Egyptian Gold vs Hay Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Egyptian Gold on one side and Hay 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 Egyptian Gold comparisons
See how Egyptian Gold stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 10-point LRV gap (69 vs 59) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 59), opening up a space where Egyptian Gold encloses it.
Egyptian Gold reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (59 vs 52) makes Egyptian Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 59 vs 30, Egyptian Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
Egyptian Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 59 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Egyptian Gold reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 43, Egyptian Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 4, Egyptian Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
Egyptian Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Egyptian Gold reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Egyptian Gold reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 59, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 21, Egyptian Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 59), opening up a space where Egyptian Gold encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 59), opening up a space where Egyptian Gold encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (59 vs 51) makes Egyptian Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
Egyptian Gold reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Egyptian Gold reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 59 vs 41, Egyptian Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
Egyptian Gold reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Egyptian Gold reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 31, Egyptian Gold is decisively the brighter choice.