Fashionably Plum vs Himalayan Musk 3
Fashionably Plum (Cloverdale Paint) and Himalayan Musk 3 (Dulux) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Fashionably Plum belongs to the pink-purple family and Himalayan Musk 3 to the grey family. The 3-point LRV gap — 36 for Himalayan Musk 3 vs 33 for Fashionably Plum — means Himalayan Musk 3 will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 3.5 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Fashionably Plum vs Himalayan Musk 3 in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Fashionably Plum and Himalayan Musk 3 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.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Himalayan Musk 3 has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Fashionably Plum vs Himalayan Musk 3 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Fashionably Plum on one side and Himalayan Musk 3 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 Fashionably Plum comparisons
See how Fashionably Plum stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 33), opening up a space where Fashionably Plum encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 33, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 33 vs 6, Fashionably Plum is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 33), opening up a space where Fashionably Plum encloses it.
With LRVs of 33 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 52 vs 33, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 33), opening up a space where Fashionably Plum encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 33, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (33 vs 27) makes Fashionably Plum the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Fashionably Plum reflects far more light (LRV 33 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 33, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 33 vs 13, Fashionably Plum is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (44 vs 33) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 33), opening up a space where Fashionably Plum encloses it.
Fashionably Plum reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 33, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 33, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 33, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 33), opening up a space where Fashionably Plum encloses it.
At LRV 33 vs 12, Fashionably Plum is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 33 vs 8, Fashionably Plum is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 33, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 33 vs 12, Fashionably Plum is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 33, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 33 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.