Vacation Island vs Subtle Sunshine
Where Vacation Island belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Subtle Sunshine is a PPG color. Vacation Island reads as yellow, while Subtle Sunshine reads as beige-yellow — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (67 vs 67), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Vacation Island vs Subtle Sunshine Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Vacation Island on one side and Subtle Sunshine 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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With LRVs of 69 and 67, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 67, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 6, Vacation Island is decisively the brighter choice.
Vacation Island reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Vacation Island reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 52, Vacation Island is decisively the brighter choice.
Vacation Island reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (67 vs 58) makes Vacation Island the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 67 vs 27, Vacation Island is decisively the brighter choice.
Vacation Island reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Vacation Island reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 55, Vacation Island is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 13, Vacation Island is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 44, Vacation Island is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 67), opening up a space where Vacation Island encloses it.
Vacation Island reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 67 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (74 vs 67) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 67, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Vacation Island reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 12, Vacation Island is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 8, Vacation Island is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Vacation Island reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 12, Vacation Island is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 45, Vacation Island is decisively the brighter choice.
Vacation Island reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.