Floating Island vs Dimity
Floating Island (Cloverdale Paint) and Dimity (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 79 vs 78 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. A ΔE of 1.5 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Floating Island vs Dimity in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Floating Island and Dimity 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
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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Floating Island vs Dimity Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Floating Island on one side and Dimity 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
See how Floating Island stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (79 vs 69) makes Floating Island the marginally brighter of the two.
Floating Island reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
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.
A 11-point LRV gap (79 vs 68) makes Floating Island the marginally brighter of the two.
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.