Sauterne vs Insightful Rose
Sauterne (Cloverdale Paint) and Insightful Rose (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the pink family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 9-point LRV gap — 55 for Sauterne vs 46 for Insightful Rose — means Sauterne will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 4.4 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Sauterne vs Insightful Rose in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Sauterne and Insightful Rose 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Sauterne reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Insightful Rose.
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. Sauterne returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Sauterne returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Sauterne vs Insightful Rose Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sauterne on one side and Insightful Rose 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 Sauterne comparisons
See how Sauterne stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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At LRV 55 vs 27, Sauterne is decisively the brighter choice.
Sauterne reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
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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 55 vs 12, Sauterne is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 55, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 12, Sauterne is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (55 vs 45) makes Sauterne the marginally brighter of the two.
Sauterne reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
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Sauterne reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
With LRVs of 57 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.