Palmetto Bluff vs Refined Yellow
Palmetto Bluff (Cloverdale Paint) and Refined Yellow (Jotun) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Palmetto Bluff belongs to the beige family and Refined Yellow to the beige-yellow family. The 8-point LRV gap — 52 for Palmetto Bluff vs 44 for Refined Yellow — means Palmetto Bluff will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 4.2 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Palmetto Bluff vs Refined Yellow in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Palmetto Bluff and Refined Yellow 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. Palmetto Bluff reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Palmetto Bluff has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
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 — Palmetto Bluff gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Palmetto Bluff vs Refined Yellow Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Palmetto Bluff on one side and Refined Yellow 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 Palmetto Bluff comparisons
See how Palmetto Bluff stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Palmetto Bluff reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 52 vs 30, Palmetto Bluff is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 8-point LRV gap (60 vs 52) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Palmetto Bluff reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (52 vs 43) makes Palmetto Bluff the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 52 vs 4, Palmetto Bluff is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Palmetto Bluff reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Palmetto Bluff reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 52, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 52 vs 21, Palmetto Bluff is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 52), opening up a space where Palmetto Bluff encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 52), opening up a space where Palmetto Bluff encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Palmetto Bluff encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Palmetto Bluff reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Palmetto Bluff reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where Palmetto Bluff encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (52 vs 41) makes Palmetto Bluff the marginally brighter of the two.
Palmetto Bluff reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Palmetto Bluff reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 31, Palmetto Bluff is decisively the brighter choice.