Kyoto vs Delicate Blue
Kyoto (Cloverdale Paint) and Delicate Blue (Little Greene) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 9-point LRV gap — 82 for Delicate Blue vs 73 for Kyoto — means Delicate Blue will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 6.8 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Kyoto vs Delicate Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Kyoto and Delicate Blue 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.
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. Delicate Blue returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Kyoto vs Delicate Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Kyoto on one side and Delicate Blue 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 Kyoto comparisons
See how Kyoto stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 73 vs 52, Kyoto is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 30, Kyoto is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 60, Kyoto is decisively the brighter choice.
Kyoto reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Kyoto reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 43, Kyoto is decisively the brighter choice.
Kyoto reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Kyoto reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (84 vs 73) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
Kyoto reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 74 and 73, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Kyoto reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Kyoto reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Kyoto reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Kyoto reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 31, Kyoto is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 24, Kyoto is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 57, Kyoto is decisively the brighter choice.