Hepatica vs Anemone
Hepatica is a Cloverdale Paint color while Anemone comes from Sherwin-Williams. These are both pink-reds, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within pink-red to land. With LRVs of 79 and 79, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 2.1, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Hepatica vs Anemone in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Hepatica and Anemone are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Hepatica vs Anemone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Hepatica on one side and Anemone 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 Hepatica comparisons
See how Hepatica stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 4-point LRV gap (83 vs 79) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Hepatica reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Hepatica reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Hepatica reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 58, Hepatica is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 27, Hepatica is decisively the brighter choice.
Hepatica reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 55, Hepatica is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 44, Hepatica is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 79 vs 66, Hepatica is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (79 vs 74) makes Hepatica the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 79 vs 12, Hepatica is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 8, Hepatica is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (79 vs 68) makes Hepatica the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 79 vs 12, Hepatica is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 45, Hepatica is decisively the brighter choice.
Hepatica reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.