Perfection vs Inspired Lilac
Perfection is a Cloverdale Paint color while Inspired Lilac comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Perfection belongs to the blue-purple family and Inspired Lilac to the purple-red family. At LRV 71 vs 68, Inspired Lilac will read as the brighter of the two — a 3-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. With a ΔE of 2.8, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Perfection vs Inspired Lilac in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Perfection and Inspired Lilac 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
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Perfection vs Inspired Lilac Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Perfection on one side and Inspired Lilac 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 Perfection comparisons
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With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 68, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 6, Perfection is decisively the brighter choice.
Perfection reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Perfection reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 52, Perfection is decisively the brighter choice.
Perfection reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (68 vs 58) makes Perfection the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 27, Perfection is decisively the brighter choice.
Perfection reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Perfection reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 55, Perfection is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 13, Perfection is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 44, Perfection is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 68), opening up a space where Perfection encloses it.
Perfection reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (74 vs 68) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 68, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Perfection reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 12, Perfection is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 8, Perfection is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Perfection reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 12, Perfection is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 45, Perfection is decisively the brighter choice.
Perfection reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.