Pharaoh vs Sunbaked Terracotta
Where Pharaoh belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Sunbaked Terracotta is a Dulux color. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Sunbaked Terracotta (LRV 53) reflects noticeably more light than Pharaoh (LRV 37), a difference of 16 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 9.8 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Pharaoh vs Sunbaked Terracotta in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Pharaoh and Sunbaked Terracotta 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 LRV gap is large enough that Sunbaked Terracotta will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pharaoh would.
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. Sunbaked Terracotta reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pharaoh.
Color Details
Pharaoh vs Sunbaked Terracotta Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pharaoh on one side and Sunbaked Terracotta 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.
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