Gorgeous Hydrangea vs Naval
Where Gorgeous Hydrangea belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Naval is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Gorgeous Hydrangea belongs to the blue-purple family and Naval to the blue family. Gorgeous Hydrangea (LRV 35) reflects noticeably more light than Naval (LRV 4), a difference of 31 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 45.2, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Gorgeous Hydrangea vs Naval in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Gorgeous Hydrangea and Naval 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 Gorgeous Hydrangea will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval 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. Gorgeous Hydrangea reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Gorgeous Hydrangea reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
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. Gorgeous Hydrangea returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Gorgeous Hydrangea reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
Color Details
Gorgeous Hydrangea vs Naval Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Gorgeous Hydrangea on one side and Naval 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 Gorgeous Hydrangea comparisons
See how Gorgeous Hydrangea stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 83 vs 35, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 35 vs 6, Gorgeous Hydrangea is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 35), opening up a space where Gorgeous Hydrangea encloses it.
Gorgeous Hydrangea reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 35, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 35), opening up a space where Gorgeous Hydrangea encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 35, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (35 vs 27) makes Gorgeous Hydrangea the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 35, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 35 vs 13, Gorgeous Hydrangea is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (44 vs 35) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 35), opening up a space where Gorgeous Hydrangea encloses it.
Gorgeous Hydrangea reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 35, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 35, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 35, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 35), opening up a space where Gorgeous Hydrangea encloses it.
At LRV 35 vs 12, Gorgeous Hydrangea is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 35 vs 8, Gorgeous Hydrangea is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 35, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 35 vs 12, Gorgeous Hydrangea is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (45 vs 35) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.
Gorgeous Hydrangea reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Gorgeous Hydrangea reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.