Sun Touched vs Naval
Sun Touched (Cloverdale Paint) and Naval (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Sun Touched reads as beige, while Naval reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 65-point LRV gap — 69 for Sun Touched vs 4 for Naval — means Sun Touched will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 84.3 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Sun Touched vs Naval in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Sun Touched and Naval 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
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. Sun Touched reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
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. Sun Touched 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. Sun Touched 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 Sun Touched will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval 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. Sun Touched returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Sun Touched vs Naval Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sun Touched on one side and Naval 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
See how Sun Touched stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 69 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 69, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 6, Sun Touched is decisively the brighter choice.
Sun Touched reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
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.
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.
Sun Touched reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.