Rust vs Cement grey
Where Rust belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Cement grey is a RAL Classic color. Hue-wise, Rust belongs to the pink-red family and Cement grey to the grey family. Cement grey (LRV 24) reflects noticeably more light than Rust (LRV 14), a difference of 10 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 27.4, 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.
Rust vs Cement grey in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Rust 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 Cement grey will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Rust 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. Cement grey reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Rust.
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. Cement grey reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Rust.
Color Details
Rust vs Cement grey Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Rust 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.
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