Floating Island vs Calamine
Where Floating Island belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Calamine is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Floating Island belongs to the beige family and Calamine to the pink-red family. Floating Island (LRV 79) reflects noticeably more light than Calamine (LRV 68), a difference of 11 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 9.4 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Floating Island vs Calamine in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Floating Island and Calamine 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
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 LRV gap is large enough that Floating Island will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Calamine would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Floating Island reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Calamine.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Floating Island reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Calamine.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Floating Island returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Floating Island reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Calamine.
Color Details
Floating Island vs Calamine Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Floating Island on one side and Calamine 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 Floating Island comparisons
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A 10-point LRV gap (79 vs 69) makes Floating Island the marginally brighter of the two.
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At LRV 79 vs 52, Floating Island is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 30, Floating Island is decisively the brighter choice.
Floating Island reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 60, Floating Island is decisively the brighter choice.
Floating Island reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Floating Island reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 43, Floating Island is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 4, Floating Island is decisively the brighter choice.
Floating Island reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Floating Island reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Floating Island reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (84 vs 79) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 79 vs 21, Floating Island is decisively the brighter choice.
Floating Island reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Floating Island reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Floating Island reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Floating Island reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 79 vs 41, Floating Island is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 25, Floating Island is decisively the brighter choice.
Floating Island reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Floating Island reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 31, Floating Island is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 7, Floating Island is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 24, Floating Island is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 57, Floating Island is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (79 vs 72) makes Floating Island the marginally brighter of the two.