Silhouette vs Livid
Silhouette (Cloverdale Paint) and Livid (Little Greene) come from different manufacturers. Silhouette reads as greige-grey, while Livid reads as blue-green — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Silhouette has an LRV of 45. A ΔE of 24.1 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Silhouette vs Livid in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Silhouette and Livid 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
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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. 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
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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Silhouette vs Livid Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Silhouette on one side and Livid 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 Silhouette comparisons
See how Silhouette stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 45, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 45), opening up a space where Silhouette encloses it.
Silhouette reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (52 vs 45) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 30, Silhouette is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 45, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 45), opening up a space where Silhouette encloses it.
Silhouette reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 45 vs 4, Silhouette is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Silhouette reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 45, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 21, Silhouette is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 45), opening up a space where Silhouette encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 45), opening up a space where Silhouette encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 45), opening up a space where Silhouette encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (51 vs 45) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Silhouette reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Silhouette reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 45), opening up a space where Silhouette encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (45 vs 41) makes Silhouette the marginally brighter of the two.
Silhouette reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 45 vs 31, Silhouette is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 7, Silhouette is decisively the brighter choice.