Jojoba vs Purbeck Stone
Where Jojoba belongs to Behr's range, Purbeck Stone is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Jojoba belongs to the green-grey family and Purbeck Stone to the greige-grey family. Purbeck Stone (LRV 52) reflects noticeably more light than Jojoba (LRV 47), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Jojoba runs green while Purbeck Stone is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 47.2, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Jojoba vs Purbeck Stone in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Jojoba 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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Jojoba vs Purbeck Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Jojoba 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 Jojoba comparisons
See how Jojoba stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Jojoba reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 47), opening up a space where Jojoba encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (58 vs 47) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
Jojoba reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (55 vs 47) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
A 3-point LRV gap (47 vs 44) makes Jojoba the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 47), opening up a space where Jojoba encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 47, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 47, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 47, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Jojoba reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Jojoba reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.