Illuminating Experience vs S 1000-N paint color comparison

Illuminating Experience vs S 1000-N

Illuminating ExperienceCloverdale PaintvsS 1000-NNCSΔE 3.1Noticeable difference

Illuminating Experience (Cloverdale Paint) and S 1000-N (NCS) come from different manufacturers. Illuminating Experience reads as green-white, while S 1000-N reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 76 vs 74 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. ΔE 3.1 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Illuminating Experience vs S 1000-N in Real Spaces

2 real rooms side by side. Illuminating Experience and S 1000-N 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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.

S 1000-NS 1000-N living room photo

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Dining Room

Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.

S 1000-NS 1000-N dining room color review

@smithsofyork

Color Details

Illuminating Experience
Cloverdale Paint · 0628
Hex#DEE3E0
LRV76.0
BrandCloverdale Paint
Number0628
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessLight
S 1000-N
NCS · S 1000-N
Hex#e0dfdd
LRV73.8
BrandNCS
NumberS 1000-N
Undertone
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessLight

Illuminating Experience vs S 1000-N Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Illuminating Experience on one side and S 1000-N 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 Illuminating Experience comparisons

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

White Dove
Illuminating Experience
White Dove
Illuminating Experience

White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Illuminating Experience
Ammonite
Illuminating Experience
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

A 7-point LRV gap (76 vs 69) makes Illuminating Experience the marginally brighter of the two.

Illuminating Experience
Iron Ore
Illuminating Experience
Iron Ore

Illuminating Experience reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.

Illuminating Experience
Purbeck Stone
Illuminating Experience
Purbeck Stone

At LRV 76 vs 52, Illuminating Experience is decisively the brighter choice.

Illuminating Experience
Evergreen Fog
Illuminating Experience
Evergreen Fog

At LRV 76 vs 30, Illuminating Experience is decisively the brighter choice.

Illuminating Experience
Mizzle
Illuminating Experience
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Illuminating Experience reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.

Illuminating Experience
Agreeable Gray
Illuminating Experience
Agreeable Gray

At LRV 76 vs 60, Illuminating Experience is decisively the brighter choice.

Illuminating Experience
Accessible Beige
Illuminating Experience
Accessible Beige

Illuminating Experience reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.

Illuminating Experience
Denim Drift
Illuminating Experience
Denim Drift

Illuminating Experience reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.

Illuminating Experience
French Gray
Illuminating Experience
French Gray

At LRV 76 vs 43, Illuminating Experience is decisively the brighter choice.

Illuminating Experience
Naval
Illuminating Experience
Naval
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

At LRV 76 vs 4, Illuminating Experience is decisively the brighter choice.

Illuminating Experience
Tranquil Dawn
Illuminating Experience
Tranquil Dawn

Illuminating Experience reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.

Illuminating Experience
Bancha
Illuminating Experience
Bancha
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

Illuminating Experience reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.

Illuminating Experience
Hardwick White
Illuminating Experience
Hardwick White

Illuminating Experience reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.

Illuminating Experience
Pure White
Illuminating Experience
Pure White

A 8-point LRV gap (84 vs 76) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.

Illuminating Experience
Artichoke
Illuminating Experience
Artichoke
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

At LRV 76 vs 21, Illuminating Experience is decisively the brighter choice.

Balboa Mist
Illuminating Experience
Balboa Mist
Illuminating Experience

Illuminating Experience reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Illuminating Experience
Shoji White
Illuminating Experience
Shoji White

With LRVs of 76 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Illuminating Experience
Snowbound
Illuminating Experience
Snowbound
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Illuminating Experience
Pewter Green
Illuminating Experience
Pewter Green

Illuminating Experience reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.

Illuminating Experience
Skimming Stone
Illuminating Experience
Skimming Stone

Illuminating Experience reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Illuminating Experience
Dix Blue
Illuminating Experience
Dix Blue
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

At LRV 76 vs 41, Illuminating Experience is decisively the brighter choice.

Illuminating Experience
Calamine
Illuminating Experience
Calamine
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

A 8-point LRV gap (76 vs 68) makes Illuminating Experience the marginally brighter of the two.

Illuminating Experience
Treron
Illuminating Experience
Treron
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

At LRV 76 vs 25, Illuminating Experience is decisively the brighter choice.

Vintage Vogue
Illuminating Experience
Vintage Vogue
Illuminating Experience

Illuminating Experience reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.

Saybrook Sage
Illuminating Experience
Saybrook Sage
Illuminating Experience

Illuminating Experience reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.

Illuminating Experience
Pale Green
Illuminating Experience
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

At LRV 76 vs 31, Illuminating Experience is decisively the brighter choice.

Illuminating Experience
Pine Needle
Illuminating Experience
Pine Needle

At LRV 76 vs 7, Illuminating Experience is decisively the brighter choice.

Illuminating Experience
Cement grey
Illuminating Experience
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

At LRV 76 vs 24, Illuminating Experience is decisively the brighter choice.

Guilford Green
Illuminating Experience
Guilford Green
Illuminating Experience

At LRV 76 vs 57, Illuminating Experience is decisively the brighter choice.