Hazy Skies vs Hardwick White
Hazy Skies (Benjamin Moore) and Hardwick White (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Hazy Skies belongs to the beige-greige family and Hardwick White to the greige-grey family. The 14-point LRV gap — 58 for Hazy Skies vs 44 for Hardwick White — means Hazy Skies will open up a space more effectively. Where Hazy Skies leans yellow, Hardwick White reads warm — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 10.0 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.
Hazy Skies vs Hardwick White in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Hazy Skies 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.
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. Hazy Skies reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Hardwick White.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Hazy Skies returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Hazy Skies vs Hardwick White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Hazy Skies 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 Skies comparisons
See how Hazy Skies stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 58), opening up a space where Hazy Skies encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (69 vs 58) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
Hazy Skies reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (58 vs 52) makes Hazy Skies the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 58 vs 30, Hazy Skies is decisively the brighter choice.
Hazy Skies reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 58 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Hazy Skies reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 43, Hazy Skies is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 4, Hazy Skies is decisively the brighter choice.
Hazy Skies reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hazy Skies reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 58, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 21, Hazy Skies is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 58), opening up a space where Hazy Skies encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 58), opening up a space where Hazy Skies encloses it.
Hazy Skies reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 58 vs 41, Hazy Skies is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (68 vs 58) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 58 vs 25, Hazy Skies is decisively the brighter choice.
Hazy Skies reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Hazy Skies reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 31, Hazy Skies is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 7, Hazy Skies is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 24, Hazy Skies is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 72 vs 58, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.