Lemon Sponge Cake vs Fresh Pasta
Where Lemon Sponge Cake belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Fresh Pasta is a Jotun color. Hue-wise, Lemon Sponge Cake belongs to the beige-yellow family and Fresh Pasta to the beige family. Lemon Sponge Cake (LRV 84) reflects noticeably more light than Fresh Pasta (LRV 70), a difference of 14 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 9.2 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.
Lemon Sponge Cake vs Fresh Pasta in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Lemon Sponge Cake and Fresh Pasta 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 LRV gap is large enough that Lemon Sponge Cake will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Fresh Pasta would.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Lemon Sponge Cake reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Fresh Pasta.
Color Details
Lemon Sponge Cake vs Fresh Pasta Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lemon Sponge Cake on one side and Fresh Pasta 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.
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At LRV 84 vs 6, Lemon Sponge Cake is decisively the brighter choice.
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Lemon Sponge Cake reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 52, Lemon Sponge Cake is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Sponge Cake reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 58, Lemon Sponge Cake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 27, Lemon Sponge Cake is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Sponge Cake reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Lemon Sponge Cake reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 55, Lemon Sponge Cake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 13, Lemon Sponge Cake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 44, Lemon Sponge Cake is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Lemon Sponge Cake reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 66, Lemon Sponge Cake is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (84 vs 74) makes Lemon Sponge Cake the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Lemon Sponge Cake reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 12, Lemon Sponge Cake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 8, Lemon Sponge Cake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 68, Lemon Sponge Cake is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Sponge Cake reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 12, Lemon Sponge Cake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 45, Lemon Sponge Cake is decisively the brighter choice.
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