Waterfall vs Pavilion Gray
Waterfall (Cloverdale Paint) and Pavilion Gray (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Waterfall reads as green-grey, while Pavilion Gray reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 3-point LRV gap — 58 for Waterfall vs 55 for Pavilion Gray — means Waterfall will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 3.5 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Waterfall vs Pavilion Gray in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Waterfall and Pavilion Gray 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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Waterfall vs Pavilion Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Waterfall on one side and Pavilion Gray 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 Waterfall comparisons
See how Waterfall stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 58), opening up a space where Waterfall encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (58 vs 52) makes Waterfall the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 58 vs 30, Waterfall is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 58 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Waterfall reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 43, Waterfall is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 58 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Waterfall reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 58, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 58), opening up a space where Waterfall encloses it.
Waterfall reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Waterfall reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Waterfall reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Waterfall reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 31, Waterfall is decisively the brighter choice.