Trade Secret vs What Inheritance?
Both are Cloverdale Paint colors. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. With LRVs of 70 and 71, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 1.0, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Trade Secret vs What Inheritance? in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Trade Secret and What Inheritance? 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.
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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
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
Trade Secret vs What Inheritance? Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Trade Secret on one side and What Inheritance? 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 Trade Secret comparisons
See how Trade Secret stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 70 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 70, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 6, Trade Secret is decisively the brighter choice.
Trade Secret reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Trade Secret reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 52, Trade Secret is decisively the brighter choice.
Trade Secret reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 70 vs 58, Trade Secret is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 27, Trade Secret is decisively the brighter choice.
Trade Secret reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Trade Secret reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 55, Trade Secret is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 13, Trade Secret is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 44, Trade Secret is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 70), opening up a space where Trade Secret encloses it.
Trade Secret reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (70 vs 66) makes Trade Secret the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (74 vs 70) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 70, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Trade Secret reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 12, Trade Secret is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 8, Trade Secret is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Trade Secret reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 12, Trade Secret is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 45, Trade Secret is decisively the brighter choice.
Trade Secret reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.