Pure Laughter vs Pale Hound
Pure Laughter is a Cloverdale Paint color while Pale Hound comes from Farrow & Ball. These are both beige-yellows, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-yellow to land. At LRV 88 vs 72, Pure Laughter will read as the brighter of the two — a 16-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 7.0, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Pure Laughter vs Pale Hound in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Pure Laughter and Pale Hound 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Pure Laughter returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Pure Laughter will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pale Hound would.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Pure Laughter reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pale Hound.
Color Details
Pure Laughter vs Pale Hound Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pure Laughter on one side and Pale Hound 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 Pure Laughter comparisons
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Pure Laughter reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (88 vs 83) makes Pure Laughter the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 88 vs 6, Pure Laughter is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure Laughter reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Pure Laughter reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 52, Pure Laughter is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure Laughter reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 58, Pure Laughter is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 27, Pure Laughter is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure Laughter reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Pure Laughter reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 55, Pure Laughter is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 13, Pure Laughter is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 44, Pure Laughter is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure Laughter reads slightly lighter (LRV 88 vs 84), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pure Laughter reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 66, Pure Laughter is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 74, Pure Laughter is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (88 vs 83) makes Pure Laughter the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure Laughter reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 12, Pure Laughter is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 8, Pure Laughter is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 68, Pure Laughter is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure Laughter reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 12, Pure Laughter is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 45, Pure Laughter is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure Laughter reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.