Glistening vs Velvet
Where Glistening belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Velvet is a Jotun color. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Glistening (LRV 67) reflects noticeably more light than Velvet (LRV 52), a difference of 15 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 13.3, 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.
Glistening vs Velvet in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Glistening and Velvet 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 Glistening will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Velvet 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. Glistening reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Velvet.
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. Glistening returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Glistening vs Velvet Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Glistening on one side and Velvet 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 Glistening comparisons
See how Glistening stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 67), opening up a space where Glistening encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Glistening reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 52, Glistening is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 30, Glistening is decisively the brighter choice.
Glistening reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (67 vs 60) makes Glistening the marginally brighter of the two.
Glistening reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Glistening reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 43, Glistening is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 4, Glistening is decisively the brighter choice.
Glistening reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Glistening reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Glistening reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 67, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 21, Glistening is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 67 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 67), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 67), opening up a space where Glistening encloses it.
Glistening reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 67, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 67 vs 41, Glistening is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 67 vs 25, Glistening is decisively the brighter choice.
Glistening reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Glistening reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 31, Glistening is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 7, Glistening is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 24, Glistening is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (67 vs 57) makes Glistening the marginally brighter of the two.