Sullivan's Heart vs Nancy's Blushes
Sullivan's Heart (Cloverdale Paint) and Nancy's Blushes (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the pink-red family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 10-point LRV gap — 65 for Sullivan's Heart vs 55 for Nancy's Blushes — means Sullivan's Heart will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 8.8 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Sullivan's Heart vs Nancy's Blushes in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Sullivan's Heart and Nancy's Blushes 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
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. Sullivan's Heart reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Nancy's Blushes.
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. Sullivan's Heart 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. Sullivan's Heart 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 Sullivan's Heart will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Nancy's Blushes 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. Sullivan's Heart returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Sullivan's Heart vs Nancy's Blushes Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sullivan's Heart on one side and Nancy's Blushes 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 Sullivan's Heart comparisons
See how Sullivan's Heart stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 65), opening up a space where Sullivan's Heart encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (69 vs 65) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
Sullivan's Heart reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 52, Sullivan's Heart is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 30, Sullivan's Heart is decisively the brighter choice.
Sullivan's Heart reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (65 vs 60) makes Sullivan's Heart the marginally brighter of the two.
Sullivan's Heart reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sullivan's Heart reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 43, Sullivan's Heart is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 4, Sullivan's Heart is decisively the brighter choice.
Sullivan's Heart reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sullivan's Heart reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Sullivan's Heart reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 65, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 21, Sullivan's Heart is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 65), opening up a space where Sullivan's Heart encloses it.
Sullivan's Heart reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 65 vs 41, Sullivan's Heart is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 65 vs 25, Sullivan's Heart is decisively the brighter choice.
Sullivan's Heart reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Sullivan's Heart reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 31, Sullivan's Heart is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 7, Sullivan's Heart is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 24, Sullivan's Heart is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (65 vs 57) makes Sullivan's Heart the marginally brighter of the two.