Monet Magic vs Lake View
Where Monet Magic belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Lake View is a Jotun color. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Monet Magic (LRV 66) reflects noticeably more light than Lake View (LRV 58), a difference of 8 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 4.6 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Monet Magic vs Lake View in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Monet Magic and Lake View 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Monet Magic gives the walls a little more lift.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Monet Magic reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Monet Magic vs Lake View Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Monet Magic on one side and Lake View 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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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