Summerfallow vs Zinc Luster
Where Summerfallow belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Zinc Luster is a Sherwin-Williams color. These are both greige-greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within greige-grey to land. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (25 vs 23), so they'll read as similarly Dark in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 2.3, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Summerfallow vs Zinc Luster in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Summerfallow and Zinc Luster 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.
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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Summerfallow vs Zinc Luster Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Summerfallow on one side and Zinc Luster 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 Summerfallow comparisons
See how Summerfallow stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 25, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 25), opening up a space where Summerfallow encloses it.
Summerfallow reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 25, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (30 vs 25) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 25), opening up a space where Summerfallow encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 25, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 25), opening up a space where Summerfallow encloses it.
With LRVs of 27 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 43 vs 25, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 25 vs 4, Summerfallow is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 25), opening up a space where Summerfallow encloses it.
Summerfallow reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 25), opening up a space where Summerfallow encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 25, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (25 vs 21) makes Summerfallow the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 25), opening up a space where Summerfallow encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 25), opening up a space where Summerfallow encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 25), opening up a space where Summerfallow encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 25, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Summerfallow reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Summerfallow reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 25), opening up a space where Summerfallow encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 25, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Summerfallow reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 25), opening up a space where Summerfallow encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (31 vs 25) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.