Greenhouse vs Tranquil Dawn

GreenhouseCloverdale PaintvsTranquil DawnDuluxΔE 10.6Distinct difference

Where Greenhouse belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Tranquil Dawn is a Dulux color. Hue-wise, Greenhouse belongs to the green-greige family and Tranquil Dawn to the green-grey family. Tranquil Dawn (LRV 55) reflects noticeably more light than Greenhouse (LRV 40), a difference of 15 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 10.6, 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.

Greenhouse vs Tranquil Dawn in Real Spaces

5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Greenhouse and Tranquil Dawn 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 Tranquil Dawn will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Greenhouse would.

GreenhouseGreenhouse CA169 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. Tranquil Dawn reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Greenhouse.

GreenhouseGreenhouse CA169 by Cloverdale Paint — Bedroom

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Kitchen

In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Tranquil Dawn reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Greenhouse.

GreenhouseGreenhouse CA169 by Cloverdale Paint — Kitchen

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

GreenhouseGreenhouse CA169 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. Tranquil Dawn reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Greenhouse.

GreenhouseGreenhouse CA169 by Cloverdale Paint — Bathroom

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Color Details

Greenhouse
Cloverdale Paint · CA169
Hex#ACAA97
LRV39.8
BrandCloverdale Paint
NumberCA169
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessMedium
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux · 45GY 55/052
Hex#BDC3B9
LRV55.0
BrandDulux
Number45GY 55/052
Undertone
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessMedium

Greenhouse vs Tranquil Dawn Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Greenhouse on one side and Tranquil Dawn 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 Greenhouse comparisons

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

White Dove
Greenhouse
White Dove
Greenhouse
Cloverdale Paint
Greenhouse
CA169 · LRV 40

At LRV 83 vs 40, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Greenhouse
Ammonite
Greenhouse
Ammonite
Cloverdale Paint
Greenhouse
CA169 · LRV 40
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 40), opening up a space where Greenhouse encloses it.

Greenhouse
Iron Ore
Greenhouse
Iron Ore
Cloverdale Paint
Greenhouse
CA169 · LRV 40

At LRV 40 vs 6, Greenhouse is decisively the brighter choice.

Greenhouse
Purbeck Stone
Greenhouse
Purbeck Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Greenhouse
CA169 · LRV 40

Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 40), opening up a space where Greenhouse encloses it.

Greenhouse
Evergreen Fog
Greenhouse
Evergreen Fog
Cloverdale Paint
Greenhouse
CA169 · LRV 40

Greenhouse reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Greenhouse
Mizzle
Greenhouse
Mizzle
Cloverdale Paint
Greenhouse
CA169 · LRV 40
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

A 12-point LRV gap (52 vs 40) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.

Greenhouse
Agreeable Gray
Greenhouse
Agreeable Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Greenhouse
CA169 · LRV 40

Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 40), opening up a space where Greenhouse encloses it.

Greenhouse
Accessible Beige
Greenhouse
Accessible Beige
Cloverdale Paint
Greenhouse
CA169 · LRV 40

At LRV 58 vs 40, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.

Greenhouse
Denim Drift
Greenhouse
Denim Drift
Cloverdale Paint
Greenhouse
CA169 · LRV 40

At LRV 40 vs 27, Greenhouse is decisively the brighter choice.

Greenhouse
French Gray
Greenhouse vs French Gray
Greenhouse
French Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Greenhouse
CA169 · LRV 40

French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Greenhouse
Naval
Greenhouse
Naval
Cloverdale Paint
Greenhouse
CA169 · LRV 40
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Greenhouse reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Greenhouse
Bancha
Greenhouse
Bancha
Cloverdale Paint
Greenhouse
CA169 · LRV 40
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

At LRV 40 vs 13, Greenhouse is decisively the brighter choice.

Greenhouse
Hardwick White
Greenhouse
Hardwick White
Cloverdale Paint
Greenhouse
CA169 · LRV 40

A 4-point LRV gap (44 vs 40) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.

Greenhouse
Pure White
Greenhouse
Pure White
Cloverdale Paint
Greenhouse
CA169 · LRV 40

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 40), opening up a space where Greenhouse encloses it.

Greenhouse
Artichoke
Greenhouse
Artichoke
Cloverdale Paint
Greenhouse
CA169 · LRV 40
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Greenhouse reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.

Balboa Mist
Greenhouse
Balboa Mist
Greenhouse
Cloverdale Paint
Greenhouse
CA169 · LRV 40

At LRV 66 vs 40, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.

Greenhouse
Shoji White
Greenhouse
Shoji White
Cloverdale Paint
Greenhouse
CA169 · LRV 40

At LRV 74 vs 40, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.

Greenhouse
Snowbound
Greenhouse
Snowbound
Cloverdale Paint
Greenhouse
CA169 · LRV 40
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 40, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Greenhouse
Pewter Green
Greenhouse
Pewter Green
Cloverdale Paint
Greenhouse
CA169 · LRV 40

At LRV 40 vs 12, Greenhouse is decisively the brighter choice.

Greenhouse
Skimming Stone
Greenhouse
Skimming Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Greenhouse
CA169 · LRV 40

At LRV 68 vs 40, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.

Greenhouse
Dix Blue
Greenhouse
Dix Blue
Cloverdale Paint
Greenhouse
CA169 · LRV 40
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

With LRVs of 41 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Greenhouse
Calamine
Greenhouse
Calamine
Cloverdale Paint
Greenhouse
CA169 · LRV 40
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 40), opening up a space where Greenhouse encloses it.

Greenhouse
Treron
Greenhouse
Treron
Cloverdale Paint
Greenhouse
CA169 · LRV 40
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

Greenhouse reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.

Vintage Vogue
Greenhouse
Vintage Vogue
Greenhouse
Cloverdale Paint
Greenhouse
CA169 · LRV 40

At LRV 40 vs 12, Greenhouse is decisively the brighter choice.

Saybrook Sage
Greenhouse
Saybrook Sage
Greenhouse
Cloverdale Paint
Greenhouse
CA169 · LRV 40

A 6-point LRV gap (45 vs 40) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.

Greenhouse
Pale Green
Greenhouse
Pale Green
Cloverdale Paint
Greenhouse
CA169 · LRV 40
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Greenhouse reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Greenhouse
Pine Needle
Greenhouse
Pine Needle
Cloverdale Paint
Greenhouse
CA169 · LRV 40

Greenhouse reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.

Greenhouse
Cement grey
Greenhouse
Cement grey
Cloverdale Paint
Greenhouse
CA169 · LRV 40
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Greenhouse reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.

Guilford Green
Greenhouse
Guilford Green
Greenhouse
Cloverdale Paint
Greenhouse
CA169 · LRV 40

Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 40), opening up a space where Greenhouse encloses it.

Greenhouse
Just Walnut
Greenhouse
Just Walnut
Cloverdale Paint
Greenhouse
CA169 · LRV 40

Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 40), opening up a space where Greenhouse encloses it.