Velvet Crest vs Cook's Blue
Where Velvet Crest belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Cook's Blue is a Farrow & Ball color. These are both blues, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue to land. Velvet Crest (LRV 31) reflects noticeably more light than Cook's Blue (LRV 25), a difference of 6 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 10.7, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Velvet Crest vs Cook's Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Velvet Crest and Cook's Blue 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Velvet Crest gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Velvet Crest reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Velvet Crest reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Velvet Crest vs Cook's Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Velvet Crest on one side and Cook's Blue 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 Velvet Crest comparisons
See how Velvet Crest stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 31, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Velvet Crest encloses it.
Velvet Crest reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 31, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 31), opening up a space where Velvet Crest encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 31, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 31), opening up a space where Velvet Crest encloses it.
Velvet Crest reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 31, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 31 vs 4, Velvet Crest is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 31), opening up a space where Velvet Crest encloses it.
Velvet Crest reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 31), opening up a space where Velvet Crest encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 31, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (31 vs 21) makes Velvet Crest the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 31), opening up a space where Velvet Crest encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 31), opening up a space where Velvet Crest encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Velvet Crest encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 31, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Velvet Crest reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Velvet Crest reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 31), opening up a space where Velvet Crest encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (41 vs 31) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Velvet Crest reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 31), opening up a space where Velvet Crest encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.