Weekend Retreat vs Pure White
Where Weekend Retreat belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Pure White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Weekend Retreat reads as beige, while Pure White reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Pure White (LRV 84) reflects noticeably more light than Weekend Retreat (LRV 60), a difference of 24 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 20.1, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Weekend Retreat vs Pure White in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Weekend Retreat and Pure White 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 LRV gap is large enough that Pure White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Weekend Retreat would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Weekend Retreat.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Weekend Retreat.
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. Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Weekend Retreat.
Color Details
Weekend Retreat vs Pure White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Weekend Retreat on one side and Pure White 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 Weekend Retreat comparisons
See how Weekend Retreat stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 60, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 6, Weekend Retreat is decisively the brighter choice.
Weekend Retreat reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Weekend Retreat reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (60 vs 52) makes Weekend Retreat the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 60 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 60 vs 27, Weekend Retreat is decisively the brighter choice.
Weekend Retreat reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Weekend Retreat reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (60 vs 55) makes Weekend Retreat the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 13, Weekend Retreat is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 44, Weekend Retreat is decisively the brighter choice.
Weekend Retreat reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (66 vs 60) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 60, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 60, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 12, Weekend Retreat is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (68 vs 60) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Weekend Retreat reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Calamine reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Weekend Retreat reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 12, Weekend Retreat is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 45, Weekend Retreat is decisively the brighter choice.
Weekend Retreat reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Weekend Retreat reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Weekend Retreat reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
With LRVs of 60 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 60), opening up a space where Weekend Retreat encloses it.