Fresh Scent vs Cheerful
Fresh Scent (Cloverdale Paint) and Cheerful (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Fresh Scent reads as beige-yellow, while Cheerful reads as beige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 5-point LRV gap — 63 for Cheerful vs 58 for Fresh Scent — means Cheerful will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 8.8 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Fresh Scent vs Cheerful in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Fresh Scent and Cheerful 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. Cheerful reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Cheerful has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Cheerful has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The brightness difference is modest but present — Cheerful gives the walls a little more lift.
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. Cheerful has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Fresh Scent vs Cheerful Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Fresh Scent on one side and Cheerful 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 Fresh Scent comparisons
See how Fresh Scent stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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With LRVs of 58 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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At LRV 58 vs 43, Fresh Scent is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 4, Fresh Scent is decisively the brighter choice.
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