Okanagan Hills vs Sand Trail
Okanagan Hills and Sand Trail come from the same Cloverdale Paint collection. Hue-wise, Okanagan Hills belongs to the beige-greige family and Sand Trail to the beige family. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 42 vs 41 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. A ΔE of 1.6 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Okanagan Hills vs Sand Trail in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Okanagan Hills and Sand Trail 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
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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Okanagan Hills vs Sand Trail Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Okanagan Hills on one side and Sand Trail 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 Okanagan Hills comparisons
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At LRV 42 vs 6, Okanagan Hills is decisively the brighter choice.
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Okanagan Hills reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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At LRV 58 vs 42, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 42 vs 27, Okanagan Hills is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 42 vs 13, Okanagan Hills is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 42 vs 12, Okanagan Hills is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 42 vs 8, Okanagan Hills is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 42, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 42 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 42 vs 12, Okanagan Hills is decisively the brighter choice.
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Okanagan Hills reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.