Gold Digger vs S 3030-Y30R
Gold Digger is a Cloverdale Paint color while S 3030-Y30R comes from NCS. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. At LRV 46 vs 33, Gold Digger will read as the brighter of the two — a 14-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 11.2, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Gold Digger vs S 3030-Y30R in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Gold Digger and S 3030-Y30R in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Gold Digger will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than S 3030-Y30R would.
Color Details
Gold Digger vs S 3030-Y30R Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Gold Digger on one side and S 3030-Y30R 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 Gold Digger comparisons
See how Gold Digger stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 46), opening up a space where Gold Digger encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 46, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 6, Gold Digger is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Gold Digger reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (52 vs 46) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 46), opening up a space where Gold Digger encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (58 vs 46) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 46 vs 27, Gold Digger is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 46 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Gold Digger reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (55 vs 46) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 46 vs 13, Gold Digger is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 46), opening up a space where Gold Digger encloses it.
Gold Digger reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 46, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 46, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 46, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 46 vs 12, Gold Digger is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 8, Gold Digger is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 46, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Gold Digger reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 46 vs 12, Gold Digger is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Gold Digger reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.