New Foliage vs Refined Yellow
Where New Foliage belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Refined Yellow is a Jotun color. Both sit in the beige-yellow family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. New Foliage (LRV 51) reflects noticeably more light than Refined Yellow (LRV 44), a difference of 7 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 3.6 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.
New Foliage vs Refined Yellow in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. New Foliage and Refined Yellow 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 — New Foliage 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. New Foliage reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. New Foliage has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
New Foliage vs Refined Yellow Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see New Foliage on one side and Refined Yellow 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.
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