Garden Country vs Denim Drift

Garden CountryCloverdale PaintvsDenim DriftDuluxΔE 31.7Very different colors

Where Garden Country belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Denim Drift is a Dulux color. Hue-wise, Garden Country belongs to the beige family and Denim Drift to the blue-grey family. Garden Country (LRV 58) reflects noticeably more light than Denim Drift (LRV 27), a difference of 31 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 31.7, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Garden Country vs Denim Drift in Real Spaces

4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Garden Country and Denim Drift 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 LRV gap is large enough that Garden Country will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Denim Drift would.

Garden CountryGarden Country 0279 by Cloverdale Paint — Living Room

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Bedroom

The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Garden Country reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Denim Drift.

Garden CountryGarden Country 0279 by Cloverdale Paint — Bedroom

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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. Garden Country returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Garden CountryGarden Country 0279 by Cloverdale Paint — Dining Room

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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. Garden Country reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Denim Drift.

Garden CountryGarden Country 0279 by Cloverdale Paint — Bathroom

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Color Details

Garden Country
Cloverdale Paint · 0279
Hex#D5C6AB
LRV58.0
BrandCloverdale Paint
Number0279
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessLight
Denim Drift
Dulux · 87BG 27/077
Hex#7c8d95
LRV27.0
BrandDulux
Number87BG 27/077
Undertone
TemperatureCool
BrightnessMedium

Garden Country vs Denim Drift Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Garden Country on one side and Denim Drift on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Garden Country comparisons

See how Garden Country stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Garden Country
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove is the lighter choice

Ammonite
Garden Country
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite reads slightly lighter

Iron Ore
Garden Country
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Garden Country is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Garden Country
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Garden Country reads slightly lighter

Evergreen Fog
Garden Country
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Garden Country is the lighter choice

Mizzle
Garden Country
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Garden Country reads slightly lighter

Agreeable Gray
Garden Country
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Nearly identical in tone

Tranquil Dawn
Garden Country
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Garden Country reads slightly lighter

Balboa Mist
Garden Country
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter

Vintage Vogue
Garden Country
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Garden Country is the lighter choice

Pale Green
Garden Country
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Garden Country is the lighter choice

Pine Needle
Garden Country
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Garden Country is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Garden Country
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Garden Country is the lighter choice

Just Walnut
Garden Country
Just Walnut
Dulux
Just Walnut
LRV 72

Just Walnut reads noticeably lighter

Black grey
Garden Country
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Garden Country is the lighter choice

Piazza
Garden Country
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Piazza reads slightly lighter

Humble Yellow
Garden Country
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Nearly identical in tone

Windmill Lane
Garden Country
Windmill Lane
Little Greene
Windmill Lane
LRV 31

Garden Country is the lighter choice

Senses
Garden Country
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Garden Country reads noticeably lighter

Lamp Black
Garden Country
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Garden Country is the lighter choice

Washed Linen
Garden Country
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Garden Country reads slightly lighter

Tea with Florence
Garden Country
Tea with Florence
Little Greene
Tea with Florence
LRV 18

Garden Country is the lighter choice

Thames Fog
Garden Country
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Garden Country is the lighter choice

Ocean Abyss
Garden Country
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Garden Country is the lighter choice

Classic Silver
Garden Country
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Garden Country reads slightly lighter

Teton Blue
Garden Country
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Garden Country is the lighter choice

RAL 110-2
Garden Country
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

RAL 110-2 reads noticeably lighter

RAL 110-1
Garden Country
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

RAL 110-1 reads noticeably lighter

Paper
Garden Country
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper is the lighter choice

Passageway
Garden Country
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Garden Country is the lighter choice