Clouded Pearl 4 vs Tranquil Dawn
Clouded Pearl 4 and Tranquil Dawn come from the same Dulux collection. Hue-wise, Clouded Pearl 4 belongs to the white family and Tranquil Dawn to the green-grey family. The 28-point LRV gap — 83 for Clouded Pearl 4 vs 55 for Tranquil Dawn — means Clouded Pearl 4 will open up a space more effectively. Both share a neutral character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. A ΔE of 15.0 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Clouded Pearl 4 vs Tranquil Dawn in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Clouded Pearl 4 and Tranquil Dawn 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
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. Clouded Pearl 4 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tranquil Dawn.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Clouded Pearl 4 returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Clouded Pearl 4 vs Tranquil Dawn Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Clouded Pearl 4 on one side and Tranquil Dawn 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 Clouded Pearl 4 comparisons
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Clouded Pearl 4 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 83 vs 6, Clouded Pearl 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
Clouded Pearl 4 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Clouded Pearl 4 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 52, Clouded Pearl 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
Clouded Pearl 4 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 58, Clouded Pearl 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 27, Clouded Pearl 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
Clouded Pearl 4 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Clouded Pearl 4 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 13, Clouded Pearl 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 44, Clouded Pearl 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Clouded Pearl 4 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 66, Clouded Pearl 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes Clouded Pearl 4 the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Clouded Pearl 4 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Clouded Pearl 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 8, Clouded Pearl 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 68, Clouded Pearl 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
Clouded Pearl 4 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Clouded Pearl 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 45, Clouded Pearl 4 is decisively the brighter choice.
Clouded Pearl 4 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Clouded Pearl 4 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.