Little Smile vs Pewter Green
Where Little Smile belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Pewter Green is a Sherwin-Williams color. Little Smile reads as pink, while Pewter Green reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Little Smile (LRV 68) reflects noticeably more light than Pewter Green (LRV 12), a difference of 56 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 50.2, 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.
Little Smile vs Pewter Green in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Little Smile and Pewter Green 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 Little Smile will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pewter Green 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. Little Smile reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Little Smile reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
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. Little Smile 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. Little Smile reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pewter Green.
Color Details
Little Smile vs Pewter Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Little Smile on one side and Pewter Green 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 Little Smile comparisons
See how Little Smile stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 68, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 6, Little Smile is decisively the brighter choice.
Little Smile reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Little Smile reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 52, Little Smile is decisively the brighter choice.
Little Smile reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (68 vs 58) makes Little Smile the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 27, Little Smile is decisively the brighter choice.
Little Smile reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Little Smile reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 55, Little Smile is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 13, Little Smile is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 44, Little Smile is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 68), opening up a space where Little Smile encloses it.
Little Smile reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (74 vs 68) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 68, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Little Smile reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 8, Little Smile is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Little Smile reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 12, Little Smile is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 45, Little Smile is decisively the brighter choice.
Little Smile reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Little Smile reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.