Sweet Pea vs Middleton Pink
Sweet Pea is a Cloverdale Paint color while Middleton Pink comes from Farrow & Ball. Both sit in the pink-red family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 85 vs 76, Middleton Pink will read as the brighter of the two — a 9-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 6.3, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Sweet Pea vs Middleton Pink in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Sweet Pea and Middleton Pink 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Middleton Pink returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Middleton Pink will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Sweet Pea would.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Middleton Pink reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Sweet Pea.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Middleton Pink will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Sweet Pea would.
Color Details
Sweet Pea vs Middleton Pink Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sweet Pea on one side and Middleton Pink 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 Sweet Pea comparisons
See how Sweet Pea stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Sweet Pea reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Sweet Pea reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 58, Sweet Pea is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 27, Sweet Pea is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Pea reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 55, Sweet Pea is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 44, Sweet Pea is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (76 vs 66) makes Sweet Pea the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Sweet Pea is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 8, Sweet Pea is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (76 vs 68) makes Sweet Pea the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Sweet Pea is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 45, Sweet Pea is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Pea reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.