Smoky Quartz vs Livid
Smoky Quartz (Cloverdale Paint) and Livid (Little Greene) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Smoky Quartz belongs to the grey family and Livid to the blue-green family. Smoky Quartz has an LRV of 38. A ΔE of 17.7 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.
Smoky Quartz vs Livid in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Smoky Quartz 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
Smoky Quartz vs Livid Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Smoky Quartz 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 Smoky Quartz comparisons
See how Smoky Quartz stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 38), opening up a space where Smoky Quartz encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 38, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 38 vs 6, Smoky Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 38), opening up a space where Smoky Quartz encloses it.
Smoky Quartz reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 38, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 38), opening up a space where Smoky Quartz encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 38, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (38 vs 27) makes Smoky Quartz the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Smoky Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 38, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 38 vs 13, Smoky Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (44 vs 38) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 38), opening up a space where Smoky Quartz encloses it.
Smoky Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 38, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 38, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 38, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 38), opening up a space where Smoky Quartz encloses it.
At LRV 38 vs 12, Smoky Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 38 vs 8, Smoky Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 38, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 38 vs 12, Smoky Quartz is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (45 vs 38) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.
Smoky Quartz reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Smoky Quartz reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.