The Ego Has Landed vs Senses
Where The Ego Has Landed belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Senses is a Jotun color. The Ego Has Landed reads as pink-red, while Senses reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Senses (LRV 41) reflects noticeably more light than The Ego Has Landed (LRV 14), a difference of 27 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 38.4, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
The Ego Has Landed vs Senses in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing The Ego Has Landed and Senses 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
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 LRV gap is large enough that Senses will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than The Ego Has Landed would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Senses reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than The Ego Has Landed.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Senses reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than The Ego Has Landed.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Senses returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Senses reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than The Ego Has Landed.
Color Details
The Ego Has Landed vs Senses Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see The Ego Has Landed on one side and Senses 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.
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