Yellow Lupine vs Alchemy
Where Yellow Lupine belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Alchemy is a Sherwin-Williams color. Yellow Lupine reads as beige-yellow, while Alchemy reads as beige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Yellow Lupine (LRV 44) reflects noticeably more light than Alchemy (LRV 38), a difference of 7 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Yellow Lupine vs Alchemy in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Yellow Lupine and Alchemy 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Yellow Lupine gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Yellow Lupine reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Yellow Lupine reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Yellow Lupine has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
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. Yellow Lupine reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Yellow Lupine vs Alchemy Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Yellow Lupine on one side and Alchemy 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 Yellow Lupine comparisons
See how Yellow Lupine stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 44, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 44), opening up a space where Yellow Lupine encloses it.
Yellow Lupine reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (52 vs 44) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 30, Yellow Lupine is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 44, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 44), opening up a space where Yellow Lupine encloses it.
Yellow Lupine reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 44 vs 4, Yellow Lupine is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Yellow Lupine reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
With LRVs of 44 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 44, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 21, Yellow Lupine is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 44), opening up a space where Yellow Lupine encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 44), opening up a space where Yellow Lupine encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 44), opening up a space where Yellow Lupine encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (51 vs 44) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Yellow Lupine reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Yellow Lupine reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 44), opening up a space where Yellow Lupine encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (44 vs 41) makes Yellow Lupine the marginally brighter of the two.
Yellow Lupine reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 44 vs 31, Yellow Lupine is decisively the brighter choice.