Venice Square vs Dakota Wheat
Where Venice Square belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Dakota Wheat is a Sherwin-Williams color. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. Venice Square (LRV 59) reflects noticeably more light than Dakota Wheat (LRV 54), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. At ΔE 1.9, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Venice Square vs Dakota Wheat in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Venice Square and Dakota Wheat 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
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 — Venice Square 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. Venice Square reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Venice Square reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Venice Square has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
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. Venice Square reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Venice Square vs Dakota Wheat Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Venice Square on one side and Dakota Wheat 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 Venice Square comparisons
See how Venice Square stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 10-point LRV gap (69 vs 59) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 59), opening up a space where Venice Square encloses it.
Venice Square reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (59 vs 52) makes Venice Square the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 59 vs 30, Venice Square is decisively the brighter choice.
Venice Square reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 59 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Venice Square reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 43, Venice Square is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 4, Venice Square is decisively the brighter choice.
Venice Square reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Venice Square reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Venice Square reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 59, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 21, Venice Square is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 59), opening up a space where Venice Square encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 59), opening up a space where Venice Square encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (59 vs 51) makes Venice Square the marginally brighter of the two.
Venice Square reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Venice Square reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 59 vs 41, Venice Square is decisively the brighter choice.
Venice Square reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Venice Square reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 31, Venice Square is decisively the brighter choice.