Power Lunch vs Calamine
Where Power Lunch belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Calamine is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Power Lunch belongs to the greige-grey family and Calamine to the pink-red family. Calamine (LRV 68) reflects noticeably more light than Power Lunch (LRV 65), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 6.6 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Power Lunch vs Calamine in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Power Lunch and Calamine 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. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
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.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Power Lunch vs Calamine Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Power Lunch on one side and Calamine 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 Power Lunch comparisons
See how Power Lunch stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 4-point LRV gap (69 vs 65) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 65), opening up a space where Power Lunch encloses it.
Power Lunch reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 52, Power Lunch is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 30, Power Lunch is decisively the brighter choice.
Power Lunch reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (65 vs 60) makes Power Lunch the marginally brighter of the two.
Power Lunch reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Power Lunch reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 43, Power Lunch is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 4, Power Lunch is decisively the brighter choice.
Power Lunch reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Power Lunch reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Power Lunch reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 65, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 21, Power Lunch is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 65), opening up a space where Power Lunch encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 51, Power Lunch is decisively the brighter choice.
Power Lunch reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Power Lunch reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 65 vs 41, Power Lunch is decisively the brighter choice.
Power Lunch reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Power Lunch reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 31, Power Lunch is decisively the brighter choice.