Hazy Blue vs Hardwick White
Where Hazy Blue belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Hardwick White is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Hazy Blue belongs to the blue family and Hardwick White to the greige-grey family. Hazy Blue (LRV 50) reflects noticeably more light than Hardwick White (LRV 44), a difference of 6 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Hazy Blue runs green and blue while Hardwick White is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 21.1, 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.
Hazy Blue vs Hardwick White in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Hazy Blue and Hardwick White in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Hazy Blue 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. Hazy Blue has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Hazy Blue vs Hardwick White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Hazy Blue on one side and Hardwick White 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 Hazy Blue comparisons
See how Hazy Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 50), opening up a space where Hazy Blue encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 50 vs 30, Hazy Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (60 vs 50) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hazy Blue reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (50 vs 43) makes Hazy Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 50, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 50), opening up a space where Hazy Blue encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 50), opening up a space where Hazy Blue encloses it.
Hazy Blue reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 50), opening up a space where Hazy Blue encloses it.
Hazy Blue reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Hazy Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 50 vs 31, Hazy Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 50 vs 7, Hazy Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 50 vs 24, Hazy Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (57 vs 50) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 50, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.