Wickham Gray vs Hardwick White
Where Wickham Gray belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Hardwick White is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Wickham Gray belongs to the green-grey family and Hardwick White to the greige-grey family. Wickham Gray (LRV 68) reflects noticeably more light than Hardwick White (LRV 44), a difference of 24 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Wickham Gray runs green while Hardwick White is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 15.6, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Wickham Gray vs Hardwick White in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Wickham Gray 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Wickham Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Hardwick White would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Wickham Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Hardwick White.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Wickham Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Hardwick White.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Wickham Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Hardwick White.
Color Details
Wickham Gray vs Hardwick White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Wickham Gray 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 Wickham Gray comparisons
See how Wickham Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 68), opening up a space where Wickham Gray encloses it.
Wickham Gray reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 52, Wickham Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 30, Wickham Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Wickham Gray reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (68 vs 60) makes Wickham Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Wickham Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Wickham Gray reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 43, Wickham Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 4, Wickham Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Wickham Gray reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Wickham Gray reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 68, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 21, Wickham Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 68), opening up a space where Wickham Gray encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 51, Wickham Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Wickham Gray reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Wickham Gray reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 68 vs 41, Wickham Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Wickham Gray reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Wickham Gray reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 31, Wickham Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 7, Wickham Gray is decisively the brighter choice.