Plum Preserve vs Obsidian Green
Where Plum Preserve belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Obsidian Green is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Plum Preserve belongs to the blue-purple family and Obsidian Green to the green family. Plum Preserve (LRV 21) reflects noticeably more light than Obsidian Green (LRV 1), a difference of 20 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 54.8, 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.
Plum Preserve vs Obsidian Green in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Plum Preserve and Obsidian Green 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 Plum Preserve will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Obsidian Green would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Plum Preserve reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Obsidian Green.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Plum Preserve reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Obsidian Green.
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. Plum Preserve reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Obsidian Green.
Color Details
Plum Preserve vs Obsidian Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Plum Preserve on one side and Obsidian Green 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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