Torn Parchment vs Ethereal Mood
Torn Parchment is a Cloverdale Paint color while Ethereal Mood comes from Sherwin-Williams. These are both greige-greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within greige-grey to land. With LRVs of 39 and 38, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 1.3, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Torn Parchment vs Ethereal Mood in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Torn Parchment and Ethereal Mood 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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Torn Parchment vs Ethereal Mood Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Torn Parchment on one side and Ethereal Mood 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 Torn Parchment comparisons
See how Torn Parchment stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 39), opening up a space where Torn Parchment encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 39, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Torn Parchment reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 39, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (39 vs 30) makes Torn Parchment the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 39), opening up a space where Torn Parchment encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 39, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 39), opening up a space where Torn Parchment encloses it.
Torn Parchment reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (43 vs 39) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 39 vs 4, Torn Parchment is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 39), opening up a space where Torn Parchment encloses it.
Torn Parchment reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 39, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 39 vs 21, Torn Parchment is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 39), opening up a space where Torn Parchment encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 39), opening up a space where Torn Parchment encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 39), opening up a space where Torn Parchment encloses it.
Torn Parchment reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 39), opening up a space where Torn Parchment encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 68 vs 39, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 39 vs 25, Torn Parchment is decisively the brighter choice.
Torn Parchment reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (39 vs 31) makes Torn Parchment the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 39 vs 7, Torn Parchment is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 39 vs 24, Torn Parchment is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 39, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.