Heart to Heart vs Roasted Red
Where Heart to Heart belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Roasted Red is a Dulux color. Both sit in the pink-red family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Heart to Heart (LRV 24) reflects noticeably more light than Roasted Red (LRV 14), a difference of 10 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 11.6, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Heart to Heart vs Roasted Red in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Heart to Heart and Roasted Red 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 Heart to Heart will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Roasted Red would.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Heart to Heart reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Roasted Red.
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. Heart to Heart returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Heart to Heart vs Roasted Red Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Heart to Heart on one side and Roasted Red 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 Heart to Heart comparisons
See how Heart to Heart stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
