Empire Rose vs Pocketful of Promise
Empire Rose (Cloverdale Paint) and Pocketful of Promise (Valspar) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the pink-red family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 62 vs 62 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. A ΔE of 2.5 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.
Empire Rose vs Pocketful of Promise in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Empire Rose and Pocketful of Promise 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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Empire Rose vs Pocketful of Promise Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Empire Rose on one side and Pocketful of Promise 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 Empire Rose comparisons
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A 10-point LRV gap (62 vs 52) makes Empire Rose the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 62 vs 30, Empire Rose is decisively the brighter choice.
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Empire Rose reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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At LRV 62 vs 43, Empire Rose is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 4, Empire Rose is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 84 vs 62, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 21, Empire Rose is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 6-point LRV gap (68 vs 62) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 62 vs 25, Empire Rose is decisively the brighter choice.
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Empire Rose reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 31, Empire Rose is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 7, Empire Rose is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 24, Empire Rose is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (62 vs 57) makes Empire Rose the marginally brighter of the two.