Overcast Day vs S 3010-R80B
Where Overcast Day belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, S 3010-R80B is a NCS color. Both sit in the blue-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. S 3010-R80B (LRV 36) reflects noticeably more light than Overcast Day (LRV 33), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Overcast Day vs S 3010-R80B in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Overcast Day and S 3010-R80B 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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Overcast Day vs S 3010-R80B Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Overcast Day on one side and S 3010-R80B 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 Overcast Day comparisons
See how Overcast Day stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Overcast Day reflects far more light (LRV 33 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 33, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 33 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 33), opening up a space where Overcast Day encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 33, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 33), opening up a space where Overcast Day encloses it.
Overcast Day reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (43 vs 33) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 33 vs 4, Overcast Day is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 33), opening up a space where Overcast Day encloses it.
Overcast Day reflects far more light (LRV 33 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 33, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (33 vs 21) makes Overcast Day the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 33), opening up a space where Overcast Day encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 33), opening up a space where Overcast Day encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 33), opening up a space where Overcast Day encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 33, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Overcast Day reflects far more light (LRV 33 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Overcast Day reflects far more light (LRV 33 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 33), opening up a space where Overcast Day encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (41 vs 33) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Overcast Day reflects far more light (LRV 33 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 33), opening up a space where Overcast Day encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 33 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.