Starfish vs Bella
Where Starfish belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Bella is a Jotun color. Hue-wise, Starfish belongs to the pink-red family and Bella to the beige family. Bella (LRV 37) reflects noticeably more light than Starfish (LRV 28), a difference of 9 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 30.6, 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.
Starfish vs Bella in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Starfish and Bella 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 Bella will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Starfish would.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Bella returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Starfish vs Bella Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Starfish on one side and Bella 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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