Flirt vs York White
Flirt is a Cloverdale Paint color while York White comes from Dulux. Flirt reads as beige, while York White reads as beige-white — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. With LRVs of 72 and 72, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 3.0, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Flirt vs York White in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Flirt and York White 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.
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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Flirt vs York White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Flirt on one side and York White 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 Flirt comparisons
See how Flirt stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 11-point LRV gap (83 vs 72) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Flirt reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Flirt reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Flirt reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 58, Flirt is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 27, Flirt is decisively the brighter choice.
Flirt reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 55, Flirt is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 44, Flirt is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (72 vs 66) makes Flirt the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 72 vs 12, Flirt is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (72 vs 68) makes Flirt the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 12, Flirt is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 45, Flirt is decisively the brighter choice.
Flirt reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Flirt reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Flirt reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Flirt reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.