Willow Mist vs Naval
Where Willow Mist belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Naval is a Sherwin-Williams color. Willow Mist reads as greige-grey, while Naval reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Willow Mist (LRV 41) reflects noticeably more light than Naval (LRV 4), a difference of 37 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 50.6, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Willow Mist vs Naval in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Willow Mist and Naval 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 Willow Mist will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Naval 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. Willow Mist reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Willow Mist reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
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. Willow Mist returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Willow Mist reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Naval.
Color Details
Willow Mist vs Naval Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Willow Mist on one side and Naval 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 Willow Mist comparisons
See how Willow Mist stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 41, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 41), opening up a space where Willow Mist encloses it.
Willow Mist reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (52 vs 41) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
A 11-point LRV gap (41 vs 30) makes Willow Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 41, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 41), opening up a space where Willow Mist encloses it.
Willow Mist reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 41), opening up a space where Willow Mist encloses it.
Willow Mist reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
With LRVs of 44 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 41, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 41 vs 21, Willow Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 41), opening up a space where Willow Mist encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 41), opening up a space where Willow Mist encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 41), opening up a space where Willow Mist encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (51 vs 41) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Willow Mist reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Willow Mist reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 41), opening up a space where Willow Mist encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Willow Mist reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (41 vs 31) makes Willow Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 41 vs 7, Willow Mist is decisively the brighter choice.