Mirrored Willow vs Olive
Both from Cloverdale Paint's palette. Both sit in the greige-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (27 vs 25), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 2.2, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Mirrored Willow vs Olive in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Mirrored Willow and Olive 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 two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Mirrored Willow vs Olive Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mirrored Willow on one side and Olive 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 Mirrored Willow comparisons
See how Mirrored Willow stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 27, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 27), opening up a space where Mirrored Willow encloses it.
At LRV 27 vs 6, Mirrored Willow is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 27), opening up a space where Mirrored Willow encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 27, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 27), opening up a space where Mirrored Willow encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 27, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 27), opening up a space where Mirrored Willow encloses it.
Mirrored Willow reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 27, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 13, Mirrored Willow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 27, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 27), opening up a space where Mirrored Willow encloses it.
Mirrored Willow reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 27, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 27, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 27, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 12, Mirrored Willow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 27, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 27), opening up a space where Mirrored Willow encloses it.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 27), opening up a space where Mirrored Willow encloses it.
With LRVs of 27 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 27 vs 12, Mirrored Willow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 27, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mirrored Willow reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
With LRVs of 27 and 24, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 27), opening up a space where Mirrored Willow encloses it.