Monet Magic vs Mint Macaroon
Where Monet Magic belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Mint Macaroon is a Dulux color. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (66 vs 64), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Monet Magic vs Mint Macaroon in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Monet Magic and Mint Macaroon 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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Monet Magic vs Mint Macaroon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Monet Magic on one side and Mint Macaroon 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 Monet Magic comparisons
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With LRVs of 69 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 66, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 6, Monet Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
Monet Magic reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Monet Magic reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 52, Monet Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
Monet Magic reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (66 vs 58) makes Monet Magic the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 66 vs 27, Monet Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
Monet Magic reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Monet Magic reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (66 vs 55) makes Monet Magic the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 66 vs 13, Monet Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 44, Monet Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 66), opening up a space where Monet Magic encloses it.
Monet Magic reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (74 vs 66) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 66, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Monet Magic reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 12, Monet Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 8, Monet Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Monet Magic reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 12, Monet Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 45, Monet Magic is decisively the brighter choice.
Monet Magic reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.