Weathered Cedar vs Fescue paint color comparison

Weathered Cedar vs Fescue

Where Weathered Cedar belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Fescue is a Little Greene color. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (55 vs 57), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 1.2, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Weathered Cedar vs Fescue in Real Spaces

1 real room side by side. Weathered Cedar and Fescue 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 two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.

Weathered CedarWeathered Cedar EX082 by Cloverdale Paint — Living Room

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FescueLittle Greene Fescue living room fireplace paint

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Color Details

Weathered Cedar
Cloverdale Paint · EX082
Hex#C9C4B5
LRV55.2
BrandCloverdale Paint
NumberEX082
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessMedium
Fescue
Little Greene · 231
Hex#ccc7b9
LRV57.2
BrandLittle Greene
Number231
UndertoneYellow and Red
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight

Weathered Cedar vs Fescue Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Weathered Cedar on one side and Fescue on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Weathered Cedar comparisons

See how Weathered Cedar stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Weathered Cedar
White Dove
Weathered Cedar
Cloverdale Paint
Weathered Cedar
EX082 · LRV 55

At LRV 83 vs 55, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Weathered Cedar
Ammonite
Weathered Cedar
Ammonite
Cloverdale Paint
Weathered Cedar
EX082 · LRV 55
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 55), opening up a space where Weathered Cedar encloses it.

Weathered Cedar
Iron Ore
Weathered Cedar
Iron Ore
Cloverdale Paint
Weathered Cedar
EX082 · LRV 55

At LRV 55 vs 6, Weathered Cedar is decisively the brighter choice.

Weathered Cedar
Purbeck Stone
Weathered Cedar
Purbeck Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Weathered Cedar
EX082 · LRV 55

Weathered Cedar reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Weathered Cedar
Evergreen Fog
Weathered Cedar
Evergreen Fog
Cloverdale Paint
Weathered Cedar
EX082 · LRV 55

Weathered Cedar reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.

Weathered Cedar
Weathered Cedar
Mizzle
Mizzle
Weathered Cedar vs Mizzle
Cloverdale Paint
Weathered Cedar
EX082 · LRV 55
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

A 4-point LRV gap (55 vs 52) makes Weathered Cedar the marginally brighter of the two.

Weathered Cedar
Agreeable Gray
Weathered Cedar
Agreeable Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Weathered Cedar
EX082 · LRV 55

Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Weathered Cedar
Accessible Beige
Weathered Cedar
Accessible Beige
Cloverdale Paint
Weathered Cedar
EX082 · LRV 55

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Weathered Cedar
Denim Drift
Weathered Cedar
Denim Drift
Cloverdale Paint
Weathered Cedar
EX082 · LRV 55

At LRV 55 vs 27, Weathered Cedar is decisively the brighter choice.

Weathered Cedar
French Gray
Weathered Cedar
French Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Weathered Cedar
EX082 · LRV 55

Weathered Cedar reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Weathered Cedar
Naval
Weathered Cedar
Naval
Cloverdale Paint
Weathered Cedar
EX082 · LRV 55
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Weathered Cedar reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Weathered Cedar
Tranquil Dawn
Weathered Cedar
Tranquil Dawn
Cloverdale Paint
Weathered Cedar
EX082 · LRV 55

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Weathered Cedar
Bancha
Weathered Cedar
Bancha
Cloverdale Paint
Weathered Cedar
EX082 · LRV 55
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

At LRV 55 vs 13, Weathered Cedar is decisively the brighter choice.

Weathered Cedar
Hardwick White
Weathered Cedar
Hardwick White
Cloverdale Paint
Weathered Cedar
EX082 · LRV 55

A 12-point LRV gap (55 vs 44) makes Weathered Cedar the marginally brighter of the two.

Weathered Cedar
Pure White
Weathered Cedar
Pure White
Cloverdale Paint
Weathered Cedar
EX082 · LRV 55

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 55), opening up a space where Weathered Cedar encloses it.

Weathered Cedar
Artichoke
Weathered Cedar
Artichoke
Cloverdale Paint
Weathered Cedar
EX082 · LRV 55
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Weathered Cedar reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.

Balboa Mist
Weathered Cedar
Balboa Mist
Weathered Cedar
Cloverdale Paint
Weathered Cedar
EX082 · LRV 55

A 10-point LRV gap (66 vs 55) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.

Weathered Cedar
Shoji White
Weathered Cedar
Shoji White
Cloverdale Paint
Weathered Cedar
EX082 · LRV 55

At LRV 74 vs 55, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.

Weathered Cedar
Snowbound
Weathered Cedar
Snowbound
Cloverdale Paint
Weathered Cedar
EX082 · LRV 55
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 55, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Weathered Cedar
Pewter Green
Weathered Cedar
Pewter Green
Cloverdale Paint
Weathered Cedar
EX082 · LRV 55

At LRV 55 vs 12, Weathered Cedar is decisively the brighter choice.

Weathered Cedar
Skimming Stone
Weathered Cedar
Skimming Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Weathered Cedar
EX082 · LRV 55

At LRV 68 vs 55, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.

Weathered Cedar
Dix Blue
Weathered Cedar
Dix Blue
Cloverdale Paint
Weathered Cedar
EX082 · LRV 55
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Weathered Cedar reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.

Weathered Cedar
Calamine
Weathered Cedar
Calamine
Cloverdale Paint
Weathered Cedar
EX082 · LRV 55
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 55), opening up a space where Weathered Cedar encloses it.

Weathered Cedar
Treron
Weathered Cedar
Treron
Cloverdale Paint
Weathered Cedar
EX082 · LRV 55
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

Weathered Cedar reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.

Vintage Vogue
Weathered Cedar
Vintage Vogue
Weathered Cedar
Cloverdale Paint
Weathered Cedar
EX082 · LRV 55

At LRV 55 vs 12, Weathered Cedar is decisively the brighter choice.

Saybrook Sage
Weathered Cedar
Saybrook Sage
Weathered Cedar
Cloverdale Paint
Weathered Cedar
EX082 · LRV 55

A 10-point LRV gap (55 vs 45) makes Weathered Cedar the marginally brighter of the two.

Weathered Cedar
Pale Green
Weathered Cedar
Pale Green
Cloverdale Paint
Weathered Cedar
EX082 · LRV 55
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Weathered Cedar reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.

Weathered Cedar
Pine Needle
Weathered Cedar
Pine Needle
Cloverdale Paint
Weathered Cedar
EX082 · LRV 55

Weathered Cedar reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.

Weathered Cedar
Cement grey
Weathered Cedar
Cement grey
Cloverdale Paint
Weathered Cedar
EX082 · LRV 55
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Weathered Cedar reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.

Guilford Green
Weathered Cedar
Guilford Green
Weathered Cedar
Cloverdale Paint
Weathered Cedar
EX082 · LRV 55

With LRVs of 57 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Weathered Cedar vs Fescue Paint Color Comparison