Bar Harbor Beige vs Purbeck Stone
Bar Harbor Beige is a Benjamin Moore color while Purbeck Stone comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Bar Harbor Beige belongs to the beige family and Purbeck Stone to the greige-grey family. With LRVs of 51 and 52, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. The tonal difference — Bar Harbor Beige's red character against Purbeck Stone's warm — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 9.2, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Bar Harbor Beige vs Purbeck Stone in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Bar Harbor Beige and Purbeck Stone 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Bar Harbor Beige vs Purbeck Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Bar Harbor Beige 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 Bar Harbor Beige comparisons
See how Bar Harbor Beige stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 51), opening up a space where Bar Harbor Beige encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 51, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Bar Harbor Beige reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 30, Bar Harbor Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 9-point LRV gap (60 vs 51) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Bar Harbor Beige reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (51 vs 43) makes Bar Harbor Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 51 vs 4, Bar Harbor Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Bar Harbor Beige reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Bar Harbor Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 51, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 21, Bar Harbor Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 51), opening up a space where Bar Harbor Beige encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 51), opening up a space where Bar Harbor Beige encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 51), opening up a space where Bar Harbor Beige encloses it.
Bar Harbor Beige reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 51), opening up a space where Bar Harbor Beige encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (51 vs 41) makes Bar Harbor Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 51, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 25, Bar Harbor Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Bar Harbor Beige reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Bar Harbor Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 51 vs 31, Bar Harbor Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 7, Bar Harbor Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 24, Bar Harbor Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (57 vs 51) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 51, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.