Mission Hills vs Sand
Where Mission Hills belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Sand is a Farrow & Ball color. Mission Hills reads as beige-yellow, while Sand reads as beige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Mission Hills (LRV 71) reflects noticeably more light than Sand (LRV 68), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. At ΔE 1.1, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Mission Hills vs Sand in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Mission Hills and Sand 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.
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.
Color Details
Mission Hills vs Sand Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mission Hills on one side and Sand 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 Mission Hills comparisons
See how Mission Hills stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 71 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 71, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 6, Mission Hills is decisively the brighter choice.
Mission Hills reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Mission Hills reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 52, Mission Hills is decisively the brighter choice.
Mission Hills reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 71 vs 58, Mission Hills is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 27, Mission Hills is decisively the brighter choice.
Mission Hills reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Mission Hills reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 55, Mission Hills is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 13, Mission Hills is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 44, Mission Hills is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 71), opening up a space where Mission Hills encloses it.
Mission Hills reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (71 vs 66) makes Mission Hills the marginally brighter of the two.
A 3-point LRV gap (74 vs 71) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
A 12-point LRV gap (83 vs 71) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Mission Hills reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 12, Mission Hills is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 8, Mission Hills is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mission Hills reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 12, Mission Hills is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 45, Mission Hills is decisively the brighter choice.
Mission Hills reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.