Mauve vs Bitter Chocolate 4
Mauve (Cloverdale Paint) and Bitter Chocolate 4 (Dulux) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Mauve belongs to the beige-greige family and Bitter Chocolate 4 to the grey family. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 47 vs 47 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. ΔE 3.0 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Mauve vs Bitter Chocolate 4 in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Mauve and Bitter Chocolate 4 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.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Mauve vs Bitter Chocolate 4 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mauve on one side and Bitter Chocolate 4 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 Mauve comparisons
See how Mauve stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 47), opening up a space where Mauve encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (52 vs 47) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 30, Mauve is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 47, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mauve reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (47 vs 43) makes Mauve the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mauve reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 47, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 47), opening up a space where Mauve encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 47), opening up a space where Mauve encloses it.
Mauve reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Mauve reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 47), opening up a space where Mauve encloses it.
Mauve reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 47 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 47 vs 31, Mauve is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 7, Mauve is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 24, Mauve is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (57 vs 47) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.