Spruce vs Made in the Shade
Where Spruce belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Made in the Shade is a Valspar color. These are both greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within grey to land. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (30 vs 33), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 2.4, 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.
Spruce vs Made in the Shade in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Spruce and Made in the Shade 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.
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 two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
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.
Color Details
Spruce vs Made in the Shade Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Spruce on one side and Made in the Shade 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 Spruce comparisons
See how Spruce stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 52 vs 30, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 60 vs 30, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 30), opening up a space where Spruce encloses it.
Spruce reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 30, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 30), opening up a space where Spruce encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 30), opening up a space where Spruce encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 30, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 30), opening up a space where Spruce encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 30), opening up a space where Spruce encloses it.
Spruce reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Spruce reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 30), opening up a space where Spruce encloses it.
Spruce reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 30), opening up a space where Spruce encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.