Quinoa vs Green Ivy
Where Quinoa belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Green Ivy is a Dulux color. Quinoa reads as beige-greige, while Green Ivy reads as green-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (49 vs 49), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. The ΔE 4.0 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.
Quinoa vs Green Ivy in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Quinoa and Green Ivy 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.
Color Details
Quinoa vs Green Ivy Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Quinoa on one side and Green Ivy 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 Quinoa comparisons
See how Quinoa stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (58 vs 49) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 49 vs 27, Quinoa is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 6-point LRV gap (55 vs 49) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (49 vs 44) makes Quinoa the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 49), opening up a space where Quinoa encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 49, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 49, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 12, Quinoa is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 8, Quinoa is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 49, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 12, Quinoa is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (49 vs 45) makes Quinoa the marginally brighter of the two.
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