Serene Setting vs Balmy
Where Serene Setting belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Balmy is a Sherwin-Williams color. These are both blues, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue to land. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (64 vs 66), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 2.1, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Serene Setting vs Balmy in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Serene Setting and Balmy 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
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Serene Setting vs Balmy Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Serene Setting on one side and Balmy 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 Serene Setting comparisons
See how Serene Setting stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 83 vs 64, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 6, Serene Setting is decisively the brighter choice.
Serene Setting reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Serene Setting reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 52, Serene Setting is decisively the brighter choice.
Serene Setting reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (64 vs 58) makes Serene Setting the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 27, Serene Setting is decisively the brighter choice.
Serene Setting reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Serene Setting reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (64 vs 55) makes Serene Setting the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 13, Serene Setting is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 44, Serene Setting is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 64), opening up a space where Serene Setting encloses it.
Serene Setting reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (74 vs 64) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 64, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Serene Setting reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 12, Serene Setting is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 8, Serene Setting is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (68 vs 64) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Serene Setting reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 12, Serene Setting is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 45, Serene Setting is decisively the brighter choice.
Serene Setting reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.