Tallow vs Tranquil Dawn
Tallow (Cloverdale Paint) and Tranquil Dawn (Dulux) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Tallow belongs to the beige family and Tranquil Dawn to the green-grey family. The 14-point LRV gap — 69 for Tallow vs 55 for Tranquil Dawn — means Tallow will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 22.5 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.
Tallow vs Tranquil Dawn in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Tallow and Tranquil Dawn 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. Tallow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tranquil Dawn.
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. Tallow 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. Tallow 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 Tallow will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Tranquil Dawn 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. Tallow returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Tallow vs Tranquil Dawn Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tallow on one side and Tranquil Dawn 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 Tallow comparisons
See how Tallow stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Tallow reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Tallow 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 Tallow the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 69 vs 27, Tallow is decisively the brighter choice.
Tallow reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 44, Tallow is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 69), opening up a space where Tallow encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (69 vs 66) makes Tallow 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 69 vs 12, Tallow is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 69 vs 12, Tallow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 45, Tallow is decisively the brighter choice.
Tallow reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Tallow reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Tallow reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Tallow reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.