Sign of the Crown vs Fresh Pasta
Where Sign of the Crown belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Fresh Pasta is a Jotun color. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. Sign of the Crown (LRV 78) reflects noticeably more light than Fresh Pasta (LRV 70), a difference of 8 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 15.2, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Sign of the Crown vs Fresh Pasta in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Sign of the Crown and Fresh Pasta 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 Sign of the Crown will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Fresh Pasta would.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Sign of the Crown reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Fresh Pasta.
Color Details
Sign of the Crown vs Fresh Pasta Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sign of the Crown on one side and Fresh Pasta 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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