North Island vs Lavender Touch
Where North Island belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Lavender Touch is a Jotun color. Hue-wise, North Island belongs to the grey family and Lavender Touch to the greige-grey family. North Island (LRV 50) reflects noticeably more light than Lavender Touch (LRV 46), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 3.1 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.
North Island vs Lavender Touch in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. North Island and Lavender Touch 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 — North Island gives the walls a little more lift.
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. North Island reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
North Island vs Lavender Touch Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see North Island on one side and Lavender Touch 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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