Fennel Seed vs Piazza

Fennel SeedCloverdale PaintvsPiazzaTikkurilaΔE 28.8Very different colors

Fennel Seed (Cloverdale Paint) and Piazza (Tikkurila) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 39-point LRV gap — 65 for Piazza vs 26 for Fennel Seed — means Piazza will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 28.8 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Fennel Seed vs Piazza in Real Spaces

3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Fennel Seed and Piazza 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

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. Piazza reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Fennel Seed.

Fennel SeedFennel Seed CA150 by Cloverdale Paint — Living Room

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PiazzaTikkurila Piazza living room inspiration

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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. Piazza returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Fennel SeedFennel Seed CA150 by Cloverdale Paint — Bedroom

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PiazzaTikkurila Y487 bedroom color

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Kitchen

Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Piazza returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Fennel SeedFennel Seed CA150 by Cloverdale Paint — Kitchen

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PiazzaTikkurila Piazza kitchen paint

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Color Details

Fennel Seed
Cloverdale Paint · CA150
Hex#9A8A6E
LRV26.2
BrandCloverdale Paint
NumberCA150
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessMedium
Piazza
Tikkurila · Y487
Hex#D7D3C8
LRV65.0
BrandTikkurila
NumberY487
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessLight

Fennel Seed vs Piazza Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Fennel Seed on one side and Piazza on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Fennel Seed comparisons

See how Fennel Seed stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Fennel Seed
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove is the lighter choice

Ammonite
Fennel Seed
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite is the lighter choice

Iron Ore
Fennel Seed
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Fennel Seed reads noticeably lighter

Purbeck Stone
Fennel Seed
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Purbeck Stone is the lighter choice

Evergreen Fog
Fennel Seed
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter

Mizzle
Fennel Seed
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Mizzle is the lighter choice

Agreeable Gray
Fennel Seed
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Agreeable Gray is the lighter choice

Denim Drift
Fennel Seed
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Nearly identical in tone

Tranquil Dawn
Fennel Seed
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Tranquil Dawn is the lighter choice

Balboa Mist
Fennel Seed
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Balboa Mist is the lighter choice

Vintage Vogue
Fennel Seed
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Fennel Seed reads noticeably lighter

Pale Green
Fennel Seed
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Pale Green reads slightly lighter

Pine Needle
Fennel Seed
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Fennel Seed reads noticeably lighter

Cement grey
Fennel Seed
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Nearly identical in tone

Black grey
Fennel Seed
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Fennel Seed reads noticeably lighter

Humble Yellow
Fennel Seed
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Humble Yellow is the lighter choice

Windmill Lane
Fennel Seed
Windmill Lane
Little Greene
Windmill Lane
LRV 31

Windmill Lane reads slightly lighter

Senses
Fennel Seed
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Senses reads noticeably lighter

Lamp Black
Fennel Seed
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Fennel Seed reads noticeably lighter

Washed Linen
Fennel Seed
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Washed Linen is the lighter choice

Tea with Florence
Fennel Seed
Tea with Florence
Little Greene
Tea with Florence
LRV 18

Fennel Seed reads slightly lighter

Thames Fog
Fennel Seed
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Nearly identical in tone

Ocean Abyss
Fennel Seed
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Fennel Seed reads noticeably lighter

Classic Silver
Fennel Seed
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Classic Silver reads noticeably lighter

Teton Blue
Fennel Seed
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Teton Blue reads slightly lighter

RAL 110-2
Fennel Seed
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

RAL 110-2 is the lighter choice

Paper
Fennel Seed
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper is the lighter choice

RAL 110-1
Fennel Seed
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

RAL 110-1 is the lighter choice

Passageway
Fennel Seed
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Fennel Seed reads slightly lighter

RAL 180-1
Fennel Seed
RAL 180-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 180-1
LRV 49

RAL 180-1 reads noticeably lighter