Metal Flake vs Accessible Beige
Where Metal Flake belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Accessible Beige is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Metal Flake belongs to the green-grey family and Accessible Beige to the beige-greige family. Metal Flake (LRV 72) reflects noticeably more light than Accessible Beige (LRV 58), a difference of 14 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 9.4 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.
Metal Flake vs Accessible Beige in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Metal Flake and Accessible Beige 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. The LRV gap is large enough that Metal Flake will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Accessible Beige 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. Metal Flake reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Accessible Beige.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Metal Flake reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Accessible Beige.
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. Metal Flake 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. Metal Flake reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Accessible Beige.
Color Details
Metal Flake vs Accessible Beige Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Metal Flake on one side and Accessible Beige 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 Metal Flake comparisons
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Metal Flake reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 52, Metal Flake is decisively the brighter choice.
Metal Flake reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 27, Metal Flake is decisively the brighter choice.
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Metal Flake reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 55, Metal Flake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 13, Metal Flake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 44, Metal Flake is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Metal Flake reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (72 vs 66) makes Metal Flake the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (83 vs 72) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Metal Flake reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 12, Metal Flake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 8, Metal Flake is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (72 vs 68) makes Metal Flake the marginally brighter of the two.
Metal Flake reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 12, Metal Flake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 45, Metal Flake is decisively the brighter choice.
Metal Flake reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
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