Nilla Vanilla vs Pale Green
Nilla Vanilla (Cloverdale Paint) and Pale Green (RAL Classic) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Nilla Vanilla belongs to the beige family and Pale Green to the green family. The 53-point LRV gap — 84 for Nilla Vanilla vs 31 for Pale Green — means Nilla Vanilla will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 33.5 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Nilla Vanilla vs Pale Green in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Nilla Vanilla and Pale Green in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Nilla Vanilla reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pale Green.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Nilla Vanilla returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Nilla Vanilla returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Nilla Vanilla vs Pale Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Nilla Vanilla on one side and Pale Green 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 Nilla Vanilla comparisons
See how Nilla Vanilla stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 69, Nilla Vanilla is decisively the brighter choice.
Nilla Vanilla reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 52, Nilla Vanilla is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 30, Nilla Vanilla is decisively the brighter choice.
Nilla Vanilla reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 60, Nilla Vanilla is decisively the brighter choice.
Nilla Vanilla reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Nilla Vanilla reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 43, Nilla Vanilla is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 4, Nilla Vanilla is decisively the brighter choice.
Nilla Vanilla reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Nilla Vanilla reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Nilla Vanilla reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 84), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 84 vs 21, Nilla Vanilla is decisively the brighter choice.
Nilla Vanilla reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Nilla Vanilla reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Nilla Vanilla reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Nilla Vanilla reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 41, Nilla Vanilla is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 68, Nilla Vanilla is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 25, Nilla Vanilla is decisively the brighter choice.
Nilla Vanilla reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Nilla Vanilla reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 7, Nilla Vanilla is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 24, Nilla Vanilla is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 57, Nilla Vanilla is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 72, Nilla Vanilla is decisively the brighter choice.