Paternoster vs Snowbound
Paternoster (Cloverdale Paint) and Snowbound (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Paternoster reads as grey, while Snowbound reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 25-point LRV gap — 83 for Snowbound vs 58 for Paternoster — means Snowbound will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 12.5 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Paternoster vs Snowbound in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Paternoster and Snowbound 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
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. Snowbound reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Paternoster.
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. Snowbound returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Snowbound returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The LRV gap is large enough that Snowbound will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Paternoster would.
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. Snowbound returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Paternoster vs Snowbound Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Paternoster on one side and Snowbound 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 Paternoster comparisons
See how Paternoster stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 83 vs 58, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 6, Paternoster is decisively the brighter choice.
Paternoster reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Paternoster reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (58 vs 52) makes Paternoster the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 60 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 58 vs 27, Paternoster is decisively the brighter choice.
Paternoster reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Paternoster reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (58 vs 55) makes Paternoster the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 58 vs 13, Paternoster is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 44, Paternoster is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 58), opening up a space where Paternoster encloses it.
Paternoster reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (66 vs 58) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 58, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
Paternoster reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 58 vs 12, Paternoster is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 8, Paternoster is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (68 vs 58) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Paternoster reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 12, Paternoster is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 45, Paternoster is decisively the brighter choice.
Paternoster reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Paternoster reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.