Perfection vs Denim Drift

PerfectionCloverdale PaintvsDenim DriftDuluxΔE 29.5Very different colors

Where Perfection belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Denim Drift is a Dulux color. Hue-wise, Perfection belongs to the blue-purple family and Denim Drift to the blue-grey family. Perfection (LRV 68) reflects noticeably more light than Denim Drift (LRV 27), a difference of 41 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 29.5, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Perfection vs Denim Drift in Real Spaces

4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Perfection and Denim Drift 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 Perfection will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Denim Drift would.

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Bedroom

The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Perfection reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Denim Drift.

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Dining Room

A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Perfection returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

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Bathroom

Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Perfection reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Denim Drift.

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Color Details

Perfection
Cloverdale Paint · 1245
LRV68.0
BrandCloverdale Paint
Number1245
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessLight
Denim Drift
Dulux · 87BG 27/077
LRV27.0
BrandDulux
Number87BG 27/077
Undertone
TemperatureCool
BrightnessMedium

Perfection vs Denim Drift Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Perfection 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 Perfection comparisons

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

Perfection
Ammonite
Perfection
Ammonite
Cloverdale Paint
Perfection
1245 · LRV 68
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

White Dove
Perfection
White Dove
Perfection
Cloverdale Paint
Perfection
1245 · LRV 68

At LRV 83 vs 68, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Perfection
Iron Ore
Perfection
Iron Ore
Cloverdale Paint
Perfection
1245 · LRV 68

At LRV 68 vs 6, Perfection is decisively the brighter choice.

Perfection
Purbeck Stone
Perfection
Purbeck Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Perfection
1245 · LRV 68

Perfection reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.

Perfection
Evergreen Fog
Perfection
Evergreen Fog
Cloverdale Paint
Perfection
1245 · LRV 68

Perfection reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.

Perfection
Mizzle
Perfection
Mizzle
Cloverdale Paint
Perfection
1245 · LRV 68
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

At LRV 68 vs 52, Perfection is decisively the brighter choice.

Perfection
Agreeable Gray
Perfection
Agreeable Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Perfection
1245 · LRV 68

Perfection reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Perfection
Accessible Beige
Perfection
Accessible Beige
Cloverdale Paint
Perfection
1245 · LRV 68

A 10-point LRV gap (68 vs 58) makes Perfection the marginally brighter of the two.

Perfection
French Gray
Perfection
French Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Perfection
1245 · LRV 68

Perfection reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.

Perfection
Naval
Perfection
Naval
Cloverdale Paint
Perfection
1245 · LRV 68
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Perfection reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Perfection
Tranquil Dawn
Perfection
Tranquil Dawn
Cloverdale Paint
Perfection
1245 · LRV 68

At LRV 68 vs 55, Perfection is decisively the brighter choice.

Perfection
Bancha
Perfection
Bancha
Cloverdale Paint
Perfection
1245 · LRV 68
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

At LRV 68 vs 13, Perfection is decisively the brighter choice.

Perfection
Hardwick White
Perfection
Hardwick White
Cloverdale Paint
Perfection
1245 · LRV 68

At LRV 68 vs 44, Perfection is decisively the brighter choice.

Perfection
Pure White
Perfection
Pure White
Cloverdale Paint
Perfection
1245 · LRV 68

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 68), opening up a space where Perfection encloses it.

Perfection
Artichoke
Perfection
Artichoke
Cloverdale Paint
Perfection
1245 · LRV 68
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Perfection reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.

Balboa Mist
Perfection
Balboa Mist
Perfection
Cloverdale Paint
Perfection
1245 · LRV 68

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Perfection
Shoji White
Perfection
Shoji White
Cloverdale Paint
Perfection
1245 · LRV 68

A 6-point LRV gap (74 vs 68) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.

Perfection
Snowbound
Perfection
Snowbound
Cloverdale Paint
Perfection
1245 · LRV 68
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 68, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Perfection
Pigeon
Perfection
Pigeon
Cloverdale Paint
Perfection
1245 · LRV 68
Farrow & Ball
Pigeon
LRV 51

Perfection reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.

Perfection
Pewter Green
Perfection
Pewter Green
Cloverdale Paint
Perfection
1245 · LRV 68

At LRV 68 vs 12, Perfection is decisively the brighter choice.

Perfection
Duck Green
Perfection
Duck Green
Cloverdale Paint
Perfection
1245 · LRV 68

At LRV 68 vs 8, Perfection is decisively the brighter choice.

Perfection
Skimming Stone
Perfection
Skimming Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Perfection
1245 · LRV 68

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Perfection
Dix Blue
Perfection
Dix Blue
Cloverdale Paint
Perfection
1245 · LRV 68
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Perfection reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.

Perfection
Hicks' Blue
Perfection
Hicks' Blue
Cloverdale Paint
Perfection
1245 · LRV 68

Perfection vs Hicks' Blue

Perfection
Slaked Lime Deep
Perfection
Slaked Lime Deep

Perfection vs Slaked Lime Deep

Vintage Vogue
Perfection
Vintage Vogue
Perfection
Cloverdale Paint
Perfection
1245 · LRV 68

At LRV 68 vs 12, Perfection is decisively the brighter choice.

Perfection
Livid
Perfection
Livid
Cloverdale Paint
Perfection
1245 · LRV 68

Perfection vs Livid

Saybrook Sage
Perfection
Saybrook Sage
Perfection
Cloverdale Paint
Perfection
1245 · LRV 68

At LRV 68 vs 45, Perfection is decisively the brighter choice.

Perfection
Pale Green
Perfection
Pale Green
Cloverdale Paint
Perfection
1245 · LRV 68
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Perfection reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.

Perfection
Pine Needle
Perfection
Pine Needle
Cloverdale Paint
Perfection
1245 · LRV 68

Perfection reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.