Sun Touched vs Afternoon
Where Sun Touched belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Afternoon is a Sherwin-Williams color. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. Sun Touched (LRV 69) reflects noticeably more light than Afternoon (LRV 65), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. At ΔE 1.9, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Sun Touched vs Afternoon in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Sun Touched and Afternoon 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Sun Touched gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Sun Touched reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Sun Touched reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Sun Touched 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. Sun Touched reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Sun Touched vs Afternoon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sun Touched on one side and Afternoon 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 Sun Touched comparisons
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Sun Touched reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 52, Sun Touched is decisively the brighter choice.
Sun Touched reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (69 vs 58) makes Sun Touched the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 69 vs 27, Sun Touched is decisively the brighter choice.
Sun Touched reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Sun Touched reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 55, Sun Touched is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 13, Sun Touched is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 44, Sun Touched is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 69), opening up a space where Sun Touched encloses it.
Sun Touched reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (69 vs 66) makes Sun Touched the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (74 vs 69) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 69, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Sun Touched reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 12, Sun Touched is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 8, Sun Touched is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Sun Touched reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 12, Sun Touched is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 45, Sun Touched is decisively the brighter choice.
Sun Touched reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.