Sullivan's Heart vs Khajal
Where Sullivan's Heart belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Khajal is a Jotun color. Hue-wise, Sullivan's Heart belongs to the pink-red family and Khajal to the beige family. Sullivan's Heart (LRV 65) reflects noticeably more light than Khajal (LRV 59), a difference of 6 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 14.4, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Sullivan's Heart vs Khajal in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Sullivan's Heart and Khajal 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Sullivan's Heart gives the walls a little more lift.
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. Sullivan's Heart has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Sullivan's Heart reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Sullivan's Heart vs Khajal Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sullivan's Heart on one side and Khajal 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.
