First Date vs Trench Coat
Where First Date belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Trench Coat is a Dulux color. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. First Date (LRV 66) reflects noticeably more light than Trench Coat (LRV 62), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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First Date vs Trench Coat Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see First Date on one side and Trench Coat 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 First Date comparisons
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With LRVs of 69 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 66, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 6, First Date is decisively the brighter choice.
First Date reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
First Date reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 52, First Date is decisively the brighter choice.
First Date reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (66 vs 58) makes First Date the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 66 vs 27, First Date is decisively the brighter choice.
First Date reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
First Date reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (66 vs 55) makes First Date the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 66 vs 13, First Date is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 44, First Date is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 66), opening up a space where First Date encloses it.
First Date reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (74 vs 66) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 66, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
First Date reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 12, First Date is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 8, First Date is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
First Date reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 12, First Date is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 45, First Date is decisively the brighter choice.
First Date reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.