Willow vs Canal Street
Willow (Cloverdale Paint) and Canal Street (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Willow belongs to the grey family and Canal Street to the greige-grey family. The 3-point LRV gap — 29 for Canal Street vs 26 for Willow — means Canal Street will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 3.1 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Willow vs Canal Street in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Willow and Canal Street 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. Canal Street reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Canal Street has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Willow vs Canal Street Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Willow on one side and Canal Street 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.
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