Restful Retreat vs Lake View
Where Restful Retreat belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Lake View is a Jotun color. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Lake View (LRV 58) reflects noticeably more light than Restful Retreat (LRV 55), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. At ΔE 2.8, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Restful Retreat vs Lake View in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Restful Retreat and Lake View 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. The brightness difference is modest but present — Lake View gives the walls a little more lift.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Lake View reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Restful Retreat vs Lake View Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Restful Retreat on one side and Lake View 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 Restful Retreat comparisons
See how Restful Retreat stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 55), opening up a space where Restful Retreat encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 55, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 6, Restful Retreat is decisively the brighter choice.
Restful Retreat reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Restful Retreat reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (55 vs 52) makes Restful Retreat the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 55 vs 27, Restful Retreat is decisively the brighter choice.
Restful Retreat reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Restful Retreat reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 55 vs 13, Restful Retreat is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (55 vs 44) makes Restful Retreat the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 55), opening up a space where Restful Retreat encloses it.
Restful Retreat reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (66 vs 55) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 55, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 55, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Restful Retreat reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 12, Restful Retreat is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 8, Restful Retreat is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 55, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Restful Retreat reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 12, Restful Retreat is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (55 vs 45) makes Restful Retreat the marginally brighter of the two.
Restful Retreat reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.