Gallery White vs Purbeck Stone
Where Gallery White belongs to Behr's range, Purbeck Stone is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Gallery White belongs to the white-yellow family and Purbeck Stone to the greige-grey family. Gallery White (LRV 82) reflects noticeably more light than Purbeck Stone (LRV 52), a difference of 30 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Gallery White runs yellow while Purbeck Stone is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 15.9, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Gallery White vs Purbeck Stone in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Gallery White and Purbeck Stone in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Gallery White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Purbeck Stone.
Color Details
Gallery White vs Purbeck Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Gallery White on one side and Purbeck Stone 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 Gallery White comparisons
See how Gallery White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 83 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 82 vs 69, Gallery White is decisively the brighter choice.
Gallery White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 30, Gallery White is decisively the brighter choice.
Gallery White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 60, Gallery White is decisively the brighter choice.
Gallery White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Gallery White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 43, Gallery White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 4, Gallery White is decisively the brighter choice.
Gallery White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Gallery White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Gallery White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 82 vs 21, Gallery White is decisively the brighter choice.
Gallery White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Gallery White reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 83 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Gallery White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Gallery White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 41, Gallery White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 68, Gallery White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 25, Gallery White is decisively the brighter choice.
Gallery White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Gallery White reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 31, Gallery White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 7, Gallery White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 24, Gallery White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 57, Gallery White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (82 vs 72) makes Gallery White the marginally brighter of the two.