Soft Silver vs Naval
Soft Silver (Cloverdale Paint) and Naval (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Soft Silver belongs to the beige-greige family and Naval to the blue family. The 62-point LRV gap — 67 for Soft Silver vs 4 for Naval — means Soft Silver will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 63.0 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Soft Silver vs Naval in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Soft Silver and Naval 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. Soft Silver reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
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. Soft Silver returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Soft Silver returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The LRV gap is large enough that Soft Silver will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval would.
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. Soft Silver returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Soft Silver vs Naval Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Soft Silver on one side and Naval 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 Soft Silver comparisons
See how Soft Silver stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 67), opening up a space where Soft Silver encloses it.
Soft Silver reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 52, Soft Silver is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 30, Soft Silver is decisively the brighter choice.
Soft Silver reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (67 vs 60) makes Soft Silver the marginally brighter of the two.
Soft Silver reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Soft Silver reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 43, Soft Silver is decisively the brighter choice.
Soft Silver reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Soft Silver reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Soft Silver reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 67, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 21, Soft Silver is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 67 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 67), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 67), opening up a space where Soft Silver encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 51, Soft Silver is decisively the brighter choice.
Soft Silver reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Soft Silver reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 67, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 67 vs 41, Soft Silver is decisively the brighter choice.
Soft Silver reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Soft Silver reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 31, Soft Silver is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 7, Soft Silver is decisively the brighter choice.