First Lady vs Cement grey
Where First Lady belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Cement grey is a RAL Classic color. Hue-wise, First Lady belongs to the pink-red family and Cement grey to the grey family. First Lady (LRV 28) reflects noticeably more light than Cement grey (LRV 24), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 31.8, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
First Lady vs Cement grey in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing First Lady and Cement grey 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The brightness difference is modest but present — First Lady gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. First Lady reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. First Lady reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
First Lady vs Cement grey Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see First Lady on one side and Cement grey 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 Lady comparisons
See how First Lady stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 28, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 28), opening up a space where First Lady encloses it.
At LRV 28 vs 6, First Lady is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 28), opening up a space where First Lady encloses it.
With LRVs of 30 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 52 vs 28, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 28), opening up a space where First Lady encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 28, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 28), opening up a space where First Lady encloses it.
First Lady reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 28, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 28 vs 13, First Lady is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 28, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 28), opening up a space where First Lady encloses it.
First Lady reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 28, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 28, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 28, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 28 vs 12, First Lady is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 28, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 28), opening up a space where First Lady encloses it.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 28), opening up a space where First Lady encloses it.
First Lady reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 28 vs 12, First Lady is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 28, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
First Lady reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 28), opening up a space where First Lady encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 28), opening up a space where First Lady encloses it.