Overcast Day vs Denim Drift

Overcast DayCloverdale PaintvsDenim DriftDuluxΔE 6.9Noticeable difference

Overcast Day (Cloverdale Paint) and Denim Drift (Dulux) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the blue-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 6-point LRV gap — 33 for Overcast Day vs 27 for Denim Drift — means Overcast Day will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 6.9 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Overcast Day vs Denim Drift in Real Spaces

4 real rooms side by side. Overcast Day and Denim Drift 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. Overcast Day reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.

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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. Overcast Day has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

Overcast DayOvercast Day 0512 by Cloverdale Paint — Bedroom

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Dining Room

Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The brightness difference is modest but present — Overcast Day gives the walls a little more lift.

Overcast DayOvercast Day 0512 by Cloverdale Paint — Dining Room

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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. Overcast Day has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

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Color Details

Overcast Day
Cloverdale Paint · 0512
Hex#939BA4
LRV33.0
BrandCloverdale Paint
Number0512
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessMedium
Denim Drift
Dulux · 87BG 27/077
Hex#7c8d95
LRV27.0
BrandDulux
Number87BG 27/077
Undertone
TemperatureCool
BrightnessMedium

Overcast Day vs Denim Drift Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Overcast Day on one side and Denim Drift on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Overcast Day comparisons

See how Overcast Day stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Overcast Day
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove is the lighter choice

Ammonite
Overcast Day
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite is the lighter choice

Iron Ore
Overcast Day
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Overcast Day is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Overcast Day
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Purbeck Stone reads noticeably lighter

Evergreen Fog
Overcast Day
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Nearly identical in tone

Mizzle
Overcast Day
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Mizzle reads noticeably lighter

Agreeable Gray
Overcast Day
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Agreeable Gray is the lighter choice

Tranquil Dawn
Overcast Day
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Tranquil Dawn reads noticeably lighter

Balboa Mist
Overcast Day
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Balboa Mist is the lighter choice

Vintage Vogue
Overcast Day
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Overcast Day reads noticeably lighter

Pale Green
Overcast Day
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Nearly identical in tone

Pine Needle
Overcast Day
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Overcast Day is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Overcast Day
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Overcast Day reads slightly lighter

Just Walnut
Overcast Day
Just Walnut
Dulux
Just Walnut
LRV 72

Just Walnut is the lighter choice

Black grey
Overcast Day
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Overcast Day is the lighter choice

Piazza
Overcast Day
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Piazza is the lighter choice

Humble Yellow
Overcast Day
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Humble Yellow reads noticeably lighter

Windmill Lane
Overcast Day
Windmill Lane
Little Greene
Windmill Lane
LRV 31

Nearly identical in tone

Senses
Overcast Day
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Senses reads slightly lighter

Lamp Black
Overcast Day
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Overcast Day is the lighter choice

Washed Linen
Overcast Day
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Washed Linen reads noticeably lighter

Tea with Florence
Overcast Day
Tea with Florence
Little Greene
Tea with Florence
LRV 18

Overcast Day reads noticeably lighter

Thames Fog
Overcast Day
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Overcast Day reads slightly lighter

Ocean Abyss
Overcast Day
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Overcast Day is the lighter choice

Classic Silver
Overcast Day
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Classic Silver reads noticeably lighter

Teton Blue
Overcast Day
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Nearly identical in tone

RAL 110-2
Overcast Day
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

RAL 110-2 is the lighter choice

RAL 110-1
Overcast Day
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

RAL 110-1 is the lighter choice

Paper
Overcast Day
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper is the lighter choice

Passageway
Overcast Day
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Overcast Day reads noticeably lighter