Vellum vs Patience
Vellum (Cloverdale Paint) and Patience (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 66 vs 67 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. A ΔE of 0.5 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Vellum vs Patience in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Vellum and Patience 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Vellum vs Patience Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Vellum on one side and Patience 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 Vellum comparisons
See how Vellum stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 66, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
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Vellum reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Vellum reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (66 vs 58) makes Vellum the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 66 vs 27, Vellum is decisively the brighter choice.
Vellum reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (66 vs 55) makes Vellum the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 66 vs 44, Vellum is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 66), opening up a space where Vellum encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (74 vs 66) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 66 vs 12, Vellum is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 66 vs 12, Vellum is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 45, Vellum is decisively the brighter choice.
Vellum reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Vellum reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Vellum reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Vellum reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.