Metropolis vs Objective
Metropolis is a Cloverdale Paint color while Objective comes from Jotun. Hue-wise, Metropolis belongs to the grey family and Objective to the greige-grey family. With LRVs of 52 and 50, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 2.5, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Metropolis vs Objective in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Metropolis and Objective 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Metropolis vs Objective Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Metropolis on one side and Objective 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 Metropolis comparisons
See how Metropolis stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 52, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Metropolis encloses it.
Metropolis reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 52 vs 30, Metropolis is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 9-point LRV gap (60 vs 52) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Metropolis reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (52 vs 43) makes Metropolis the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 52 vs 4, Metropolis is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Metropolis reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Metropolis reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 52, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 52 vs 21, Metropolis is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 52), opening up a space where Metropolis encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 52), opening up a space where Metropolis encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Metropolis encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Metropolis reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Metropolis reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where Metropolis encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (52 vs 41) makes Metropolis the marginally brighter of the two.
Metropolis reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Metropolis reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 31, Metropolis is decisively the brighter choice.