Petal Poise vs Middleton Pink
Where Petal Poise belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Middleton Pink is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Petal Poise belongs to the pink family and Middleton Pink to the pink-red family. Middleton Pink (LRV 85) reflects noticeably more light than Petal Poise (LRV 79), a difference of 6 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 6.1 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Petal Poise vs Middleton Pink in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Petal Poise and Middleton Pink 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
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 brightness difference is modest but present — Middleton Pink gives the walls a little more lift.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Middleton Pink reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Middleton Pink has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
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. Middleton Pink reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Petal Poise vs Middleton Pink Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Petal Poise on one side and Middleton Pink 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 Petal Poise comparisons
See how Petal Poise stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Petal Poise reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (83 vs 79) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 79 vs 6, Petal Poise is decisively the brighter choice.
Petal Poise reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Petal Poise reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 52, Petal Poise is decisively the brighter choice.
Petal Poise reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 58, Petal Poise is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 27, Petal Poise is decisively the brighter choice.
Petal Poise reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Petal Poise reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 55, Petal Poise is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 13, Petal Poise is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 44, Petal Poise is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Petal Poise reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 66, Petal Poise is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (79 vs 74) makes Petal Poise the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (83 vs 79) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Petal Poise reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 12, Petal Poise is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 8, Petal Poise is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (79 vs 68) makes Petal Poise the marginally brighter of the two.
Petal Poise reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 12, Petal Poise is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 45, Petal Poise is decisively the brighter choice.
Petal Poise reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.