Play Time vs S 3010-R80B
Where Play Time belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, S 3010-R80B is a NCS color. Play Time reads as grey, while S 3010-R80B reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (38 vs 36), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. With a ΔE of 12.1, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Play Time vs S 3010-R80B in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Play Time and S 3010-R80B in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Play Time vs S 3010-R80B Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Play Time on one side and S 3010-R80B 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 Play Time comparisons
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A 8-point LRV gap (38 vs 30) makes Play Time the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 38, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 38), opening up a space where Play Time encloses it.
Play Time reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (43 vs 38) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 38), opening up a space where Play Time encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 38, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 38), opening up a space where Play Time encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 38), opening up a space where Play Time encloses it.
Play Time reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 38), opening up a space where Play Time encloses it.
Play Time reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (38 vs 31) makes Play Time the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 38 vs 7, Play Time is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 38 vs 24, Play Time is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 38, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.