Lavish Lemon vs New White
Where Lavish Lemon belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, New White is a Farrow & Ball color. Lavish Lemon reads as beige-yellow, while New White reads as beige-white — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Lavish Lemon (LRV 87) reflects noticeably more light than New White (LRV 82), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 5.0 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Lavish Lemon vs New White in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Lavish Lemon and New White 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
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 brightness difference is modest but present — Lavish Lemon gives the walls a little more lift.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Lavish Lemon reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Lavish Lemon vs New White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lavish Lemon on one side and New White 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 Lavish Lemon comparisons
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Lavish Lemon reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (87 vs 83) makes Lavish Lemon the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 87 vs 6, Lavish Lemon is decisively the brighter choice.
Lavish Lemon reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Lavish Lemon reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 52, Lavish Lemon is decisively the brighter choice.
Lavish Lemon reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 58, Lavish Lemon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 27, Lavish Lemon is decisively the brighter choice.
Lavish Lemon reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Lavish Lemon reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 55, Lavish Lemon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 13, Lavish Lemon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 44, Lavish Lemon is decisively the brighter choice.
Lavish Lemon reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 84), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lavish Lemon reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 66, Lavish Lemon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 74, Lavish Lemon is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (87 vs 83) makes Lavish Lemon the marginally brighter of the two.
Lavish Lemon reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 12, Lavish Lemon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 8, Lavish Lemon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 68, Lavish Lemon is decisively the brighter choice.
Lavish Lemon reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 12, Lavish Lemon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 45, Lavish Lemon is decisively the brighter choice.
Lavish Lemon reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.