Lioness vs Sun Dust 2
Where Lioness belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Sun Dust 2 is a Dulux color. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (48 vs 49), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. The ΔE 5.5 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Lioness vs Sun Dust 2 in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Lioness and Sun Dust 2 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. 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.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Lioness vs Sun Dust 2 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lioness on one side and Sun Dust 2 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 Lioness comparisons
See how Lioness stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 48 vs 27, Lioness is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 4-point LRV gap (48 vs 44) makes Lioness the marginally brighter of the two.
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At LRV 66 vs 48, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 48, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 12, Lioness is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 8, Lioness is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 48, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 12, Lioness is decisively the brighter choice.
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