Sacred Spring vs Gauze - Dark
Sacred Spring (Cloverdale Paint) and Gauze - Dark (Little Greene) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Sacred Spring belongs to the grey-red family and Gauze - Dark to the blue-grey family. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 60 vs 60 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. A ΔE of 0.7 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Sacred Spring vs Gauze - Dark in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Sacred Spring and Gauze - Dark 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.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Sacred Spring vs Gauze - Dark Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sacred Spring on one side and Gauze - Dark 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 Sacred Spring comparisons
See how Sacred Spring stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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A 8-point LRV gap (60 vs 52) makes Sacred Spring the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 30, Sacred Spring is decisively the brighter choice.
Sacred Spring reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 60 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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At LRV 60 vs 43, Sacred Spring is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 4, Sacred Spring is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 84 vs 60, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 21, Sacred Spring is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 60), opening up a space where Sacred Spring encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Sacred Spring encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (60 vs 51) makes Sacred Spring the marginally brighter of the two.
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Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 41, Sacred Spring is decisively the brighter choice.
Sacred Spring reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Sacred Spring reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 31, Sacred Spring is decisively the brighter choice.