Elfin Magic vs Livid
Where Elfin Magic belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Livid is a Little Greene color. Elfin Magic reads as beige-yellow, while Livid reads as blue-green — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Elfin Magic has an LRV of 84. With a ΔE of 44.9, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Elfin Magic vs Livid in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Elfin Magic and Livid 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. 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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Elfin Magic vs Livid Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Elfin Magic on one side and Livid 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 Elfin Magic comparisons
See how Elfin Magic stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 84 vs 69, Elfin Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Elfin Magic reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 52, Elfin Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 30, Elfin Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
Elfin Magic reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 60, Elfin Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
Elfin Magic reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Elfin Magic reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 43, Elfin Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 4, Elfin Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
Elfin Magic reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Elfin Magic reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Elfin Magic reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 84), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 84 vs 21, Elfin Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
Elfin Magic reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Elfin Magic reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 51, Elfin Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
Elfin Magic reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Elfin Magic reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Elfin Magic reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 41, Elfin Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
Elfin Magic reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Elfin Magic reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 31, Elfin Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 7, Elfin Magic is decisively the brighter choice.