Garnet Shadow vs Cement grey
Where Garnet Shadow belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Cement grey is a RAL Classic color. Garnet Shadow reads as pink-red, while Cement grey reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Garnet Shadow (LRV 36) reflects noticeably more light than Cement grey (LRV 24), a difference of 12 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 25.8, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Garnet Shadow vs Cement grey in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Garnet Shadow and Cement grey 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 Garnet Shadow will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cement grey 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. Garnet Shadow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cement grey.
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. Garnet Shadow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cement grey.
Color Details
Garnet Shadow vs Cement grey Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Garnet Shadow on one side and Cement grey 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 Garnet Shadow comparisons
See how Garnet Shadow stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 36, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 36), opening up a space where Garnet Shadow encloses it.
Garnet Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 36 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 36, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (36 vs 30) makes Garnet Shadow the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 36), opening up a space where Garnet Shadow encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 36, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 36), opening up a space where Garnet Shadow encloses it.
Garnet Shadow reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (43 vs 36) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 36 vs 4, Garnet Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 36), opening up a space where Garnet Shadow encloses it.
Garnet Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 36 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 36, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 36 vs 21, Garnet Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 36), opening up a space where Garnet Shadow encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 36), opening up a space where Garnet Shadow encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 36), opening up a space where Garnet Shadow encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 36, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Garnet Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 36 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Garnet Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 36 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 36), opening up a space where Garnet Shadow encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (41 vs 36) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Garnet Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 36 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (36 vs 31) makes Garnet Shadow the marginally brighter of the two.