Lemon Lilly vs Tranquil Dawn
Where Lemon Lilly belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Tranquil Dawn is a Dulux color. Hue-wise, Lemon Lilly belongs to the beige-yellow family and Tranquil Dawn to the green-grey family. Lemon Lilly (LRV 88) reflects noticeably more light than Tranquil Dawn (LRV 55), a difference of 33 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 19.5, 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.
Lemon Lilly vs Tranquil Dawn in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Lemon Lilly and Tranquil Dawn 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 Lemon Lilly will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Tranquil Dawn 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. Lemon Lilly reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tranquil Dawn.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Lemon Lilly reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tranquil Dawn.
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. Lemon Lilly returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Lemon Lilly reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tranquil Dawn.
Color Details
Lemon Lilly vs Tranquil Dawn Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lemon Lilly on one side and Tranquil Dawn 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 Lemon Lilly comparisons
See how Lemon Lilly stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 88 vs 69, Lemon Lilly is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Lilly reads slightly lighter (LRV 88 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lemon Lilly reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 52, Lemon Lilly is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 30, Lemon Lilly is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Lilly reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 60, Lemon Lilly is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Lilly reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Lemon Lilly reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 43, Lemon Lilly is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 4, Lemon Lilly is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Lilly reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Lemon Lilly reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (88 vs 84) makes Lemon Lilly the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 88 vs 21, Lemon Lilly is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Lilly reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Lemon Lilly reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 74), opening up a space where Shoji White encloses it.
Lemon Lilly reads slightly lighter (LRV 88 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 88 vs 51, Lemon Lilly is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Lilly reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Lemon Lilly reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Lemon Lilly reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 41, Lemon Lilly is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Lilly reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Lemon Lilly reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 31, Lemon Lilly is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 7, Lemon Lilly is decisively the brighter choice.