Oak Plank vs China Clay - Dark
Where Oak Plank belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, China Clay - Dark is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Oak Plank belongs to the beige family and China Clay - Dark to the beige-greige family. China Clay - Dark (LRV 47) reflects noticeably more light than Oak Plank (LRV 44), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. At ΔE 2.9, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Oak Plank vs China Clay - Dark in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Oak Plank and China Clay - Dark 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 two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Oak Plank vs China Clay - Dark Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Oak Plank on one side and China Clay - Dark 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 Oak Plank comparisons
See how Oak Plank stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 44 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 44, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 44), opening up a space where Oak Plank encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 44), opening up a space where Oak Plank encloses it.
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Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 44), opening up a space where Oak Plank encloses it.
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With LRVs of 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 44 vs 31, Oak Plank is decisively the brighter choice.