Metal Flake vs Snowbound
Metal Flake (Cloverdale Paint) and Snowbound (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Metal Flake belongs to the green-grey family and Snowbound to the beige-greige family. The 11-point LRV gap — 83 for Snowbound vs 72 for Metal Flake — means Snowbound will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 5.6 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Metal Flake vs Snowbound in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Metal Flake and Snowbound 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. Snowbound reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Metal Flake.
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. Snowbound returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Snowbound returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The LRV gap is large enough that Snowbound will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Metal Flake would.
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. Snowbound returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Metal Flake vs Snowbound Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Metal Flake on one side and Snowbound 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
See how Metal Flake stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 11-point LRV gap (83 vs 72) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Metal Flake reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 6, Metal Flake is decisively the brighter choice.
Metal Flake reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
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 58, Metal Flake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 27, Metal Flake is decisively the brighter choice.
Metal Flake reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
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.
At LRV 72 vs 12, 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.
Metal Flake reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Metal Flake reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron 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.
Metal Flake reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Metal Flake reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Metal Flake reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 72 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.