Hippolita vs Clay
Hippolita (Cloverdale Paint) and Clay (Little Greene) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Hippolita belongs to the beige-yellow family and Clay to the beige family. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 56 vs 56 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. A ΔE of 1.9 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Hippolita vs Clay in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Hippolita and Clay 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Hippolita vs Clay Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Hippolita on one side and Clay 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 Hippolita comparisons
See how Hippolita stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 56), opening up a space where Hippolita encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (56 vs 52) makes Hippolita the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 56 vs 30, Hippolita is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (60 vs 56) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 58 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Hippolita reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 56 vs 43, Hippolita is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 56 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Hippolita reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 56, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 56), opening up a space where Hippolita encloses it.
Hippolita reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Hippolita reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 56), opening up a space where Hippolita encloses it.
Hippolita reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Hippolita reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 56 vs 31, Hippolita is decisively the brighter choice.