Palatine vs Pale Green
Where Palatine belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Pale Green is a RAL Classic color. Palatine reads as beige-greige, while Pale Green reads as green — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Palatine (LRV 58) reflects noticeably more light than Pale Green (LRV 31), a difference of 27 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 21.1, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Palatine vs Pale Green in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Palatine and Pale Green in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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 LRV gap is large enough that Palatine will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pale Green would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Palatine reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pale Green.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Palatine reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pale Green.
Color Details
Palatine vs Pale Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Palatine on one side and Pale Green 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 Palatine comparisons
See how Palatine stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 58), opening up a space where Palatine encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (58 vs 52) makes Palatine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 58 vs 30, Palatine is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 58 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Palatine reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 43, Palatine is decisively the brighter choice.
Palatine reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Palatine reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 58, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 58), opening up a space where Palatine encloses it.
Palatine reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Palatine reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Palatine reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Palatine reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 7, Palatine is decisively the brighter choice.