Hush vs Calamine
Where Hush belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Calamine is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Hush belongs to the beige-yellow family and Calamine to the pink-red family. Hush (LRV 89) reflects noticeably more light than Calamine (LRV 68), a difference of 21 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 14.1, 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.
Hush vs Calamine in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Hush and Calamine 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 Hush will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Calamine 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. Hush reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Calamine.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Hush reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Calamine.
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. Hush returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Hush vs Calamine Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Hush on one side and Calamine 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 Hush comparisons
See how Hush stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Hush reads slightly lighter (LRV 89 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 89 vs 52, Hush is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 89 vs 30, Hush is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 89 vs 60, Hush is decisively the brighter choice.
Hush reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Hush reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Hush reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Hush reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (89 vs 84) makes Hush the marginally brighter of the two.
Hush reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Hush reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 74), opening up a space where Shoji White encloses it.
Hush reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Hush reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
Hush reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Hush reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 89 vs 31, Hush is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 89 vs 24, Hush is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 89 vs 57, Hush is decisively the brighter choice.
