Terracotta vs Picture Gallery Red
Where Terracotta belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Picture Gallery Red is a Farrow & Ball color. These are both pink-reds, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within pink-red to land. Terracotta (LRV 19) reflects noticeably more light than Picture Gallery Red (LRV 16), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 6.0 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Terracotta vs Picture Gallery Red in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Terracotta and Picture Gallery Red 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 — Terracotta 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. Terracotta reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Terracotta reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Terracotta vs Picture Gallery Red Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Terracotta 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 Terracotta comparisons
See how Terracotta stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 19), opening up a space where Terracotta encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 19, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 19 vs 6, Terracotta is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 19), opening up a space where Terracotta encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 19, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 19), opening up a space where Terracotta encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 19, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (27 vs 19) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 19), opening up a space where Terracotta encloses it.
Terracotta reflects far more light (LRV 19 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 19, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (19 vs 13) makes Terracotta the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 19, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 19), opening up a space where Terracotta encloses it.
With LRVs of 21 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 66 vs 19, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 19, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 19, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 19), opening up a space where Terracotta encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (19 vs 12) makes Terracotta the marginally brighter of the two.
A 11-point LRV gap (19 vs 8) makes Terracotta the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 19, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 19), opening up a space where Terracotta encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (19 vs 12) makes Terracotta the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 19, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 19), opening up a space where Terracotta encloses it.