Living Large vs Bagel
Where Living Large belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Bagel is a Sherwin-Williams color. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (51 vs 50), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Living Large vs Bagel in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Living Large and Bagel 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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
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
Living Large vs Bagel Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Living Large on one side and Bagel 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 Living Large comparisons
See how Living Large stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 51 vs 6, Living Large is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.
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A 7-point LRV gap (58 vs 51) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 51 vs 27, Living Large is decisively the brighter choice.
Living Large reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Living Large reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (55 vs 51) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 51 vs 13, Living Large is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (51 vs 44) makes Living Large the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 51), opening up a space where Living Large encloses it.
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At LRV 66 vs 51, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 51, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 51, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 51 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 51 vs 12, Living Large is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 8, Living Large is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 51, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Living Large reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 51 vs 12, Living Large is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (51 vs 45) makes Living Large the marginally brighter of the two.
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