Savoy vs Steel Symphony 4
Where Savoy belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Steel Symphony 4 is a Dulux color. These are both blue-greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue-grey to land. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (53 vs 54), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Savoy vs Steel Symphony 4 in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Savoy and Steel Symphony 4 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. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Savoy vs Steel Symphony 4 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Savoy on one side and Steel Symphony 4 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 Savoy comparisons
See how Savoy stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 53), opening up a space where Savoy encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 53 vs 30, Savoy is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (60 vs 53) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Savoy reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (53 vs 43) makes Savoy the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 55 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Savoy reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 53, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 53), opening up a space where Savoy encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 53), opening up a space where Savoy encloses it.
Savoy reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Savoy reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 53), opening up a space where Savoy encloses it.
Savoy reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Savoy reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 53 vs 31, Savoy is decisively the brighter choice.