Sunset vs Picture Gallery Red
Sunset (Cloverdale Paint) and Picture Gallery Red (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Sunset reads as beige, while Picture Gallery Red reads as pink-red — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 18 vs 16 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. A ΔE of 13.7 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Sunset vs Picture Gallery Red in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Sunset and Picture Gallery Red 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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Sunset vs Picture Gallery Red Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sunset on one side and Picture Gallery Red 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 Sunset comparisons
See how Sunset stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 18), opening up a space where Sunset encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 18, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 18, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 18, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 18), opening up a space where Sunset encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 18, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 18), opening up a space where Sunset encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 18), opening up a space where Sunset encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 18, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 18), opening up a space where Sunset encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 18), opening up a space where Sunset encloses it.
Sunset reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 18), opening up a space where Sunset encloses it.
Sunset reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 18), opening up a space where Sunset encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 18, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (18 vs 7) makes Sunset the marginally brighter of the two.
A 7-point LRV gap (24 vs 18) makes Cement grey the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 18, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.