Maple Pecan vs Gentle Lamb
Maple Pecan (Cloverdale Paint) and Gentle Lamb (Valspar) come from different manufacturers. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. The 4-point LRV gap — 70 for Gentle Lamb vs 66 for Maple Pecan — means Gentle Lamb will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 4.6 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Maple Pecan vs Gentle Lamb in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Maple Pecan and Gentle Lamb 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Gentle Lamb reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Gentle Lamb has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Maple Pecan vs Gentle Lamb Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Maple Pecan on one side and Gentle Lamb 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 Maple Pecan comparisons
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With LRVs of 69 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 66, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 6, Maple Pecan is decisively the brighter choice.
Maple Pecan reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Maple Pecan reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 52, Maple Pecan is decisively the brighter choice.
Maple Pecan reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (66 vs 58) makes Maple Pecan the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 66 vs 27, Maple Pecan is decisively the brighter choice.
Maple Pecan reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Maple Pecan reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (66 vs 55) makes Maple Pecan the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 66 vs 13, Maple Pecan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 44, Maple Pecan is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 66), opening up a space where Maple Pecan encloses it.
Maple Pecan reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (74 vs 66) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 66, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Maple Pecan reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 12, Maple Pecan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 8, Maple Pecan is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Maple Pecan reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 12, Maple Pecan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 45, Maple Pecan is decisively the brighter choice.
Maple Pecan reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.