Empress Lila vs Calamine
Empress Lila is a Cloverdale Paint color while Calamine comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Empress Lila belongs to the blue family and Calamine to the pink-red family. At LRV 71 vs 68, Empress Lila will read as the brighter of the two — a 3-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 19.1, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Empress Lila vs Calamine in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Empress Lila and Calamine 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
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. Empress Lila has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The brightness difference is modest but present — Empress Lila gives the walls a little more lift.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The brightness difference is modest but present — Empress Lila gives the walls a little more lift.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Empress Lila reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The brightness difference is modest but present — Empress Lila gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Empress Lila vs Calamine Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Empress Lila on one side and Calamine 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 Empress Lila comparisons
See how Empress Lila stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 71), opening up a space where Empress Lila encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Empress Lila reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 52, Empress Lila is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 30, Empress Lila is decisively the brighter choice.
Empress Lila reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (71 vs 60) makes Empress Lila the marginally brighter of the two.
Empress Lila reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Empress Lila reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 43, Empress Lila is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 4, Empress Lila is decisively the brighter choice.
Empress Lila reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Empress Lila reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Empress Lila reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 71, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 21, Empress Lila is decisively the brighter choice.
Empress Lila reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Empress Lila reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 71 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 71 vs 41, Empress Lila is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 25, Empress Lila is decisively the brighter choice.
Empress Lila reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Empress Lila reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 31, Empress Lila is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 7, Empress Lila is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 24, Empress Lila is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 57, Empress Lila is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 71), so neither reads brighter in a room.