Rose Shadow vs Cement grey
Where Rose Shadow belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Cement grey is a RAL Classic color. Hue-wise, Rose Shadow belongs to the pink-red family and Cement grey to the grey family. Rose Shadow (LRV 72) reflects noticeably more light than Cement grey (LRV 24), a difference of 48 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 36.6, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Rose Shadow vs Cement grey in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Rose Shadow and Cement grey 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 Rose Shadow will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cement grey 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. Rose Shadow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cement grey.
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. Rose Shadow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cement grey.
Color Details
Rose Shadow vs Cement grey Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Rose Shadow on one side and Cement grey 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 Rose Shadow comparisons
See how Rose Shadow stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 3-point LRV gap (72 vs 69) makes Rose Shadow the marginally brighter of the two.
Rose Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 52, Rose Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 30, Rose Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
Rose Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (72 vs 60) makes Rose Shadow the marginally brighter of the two.
Rose Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Rose Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 43, Rose Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 4, Rose Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
Rose Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Rose Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Rose Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (84 vs 72) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 21, Rose Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
Rose Shadow reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 74 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Rose Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Rose Shadow reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 41, Rose Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (72 vs 68) makes Rose Shadow the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 25, Rose Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
Rose Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Rose Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 31, Rose Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 7, Rose Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 57, Rose Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.