Abbey Stone vs Portland Stone - Dark
Abbey Stone is a Cloverdale Paint color while Portland Stone - Dark comes from Little Greene. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 33 and 33, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. At ΔE 4.0, 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.
Abbey Stone vs Portland Stone - Dark in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Abbey Stone and Portland Stone - Dark 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
Abbey Stone vs Portland Stone - Dark Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Abbey Stone on one side and Portland Stone - Dark 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 Abbey Stone comparisons
See how Abbey Stone stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 33 vs 6, Abbey Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 6-point LRV gap (33 vs 27) makes Abbey Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Abbey Stone reflects far more light (LRV 33 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
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At LRV 33 vs 13, Abbey Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (44 vs 33) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.
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At LRV 83 vs 33, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 33 vs 12, Abbey Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
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Abbey Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 33 vs 12, Abbey Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
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With LRVs of 33 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 33), opening up a space where Abbey Stone encloses it.