Agate vs Purbeck Stone
Where Agate belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Purbeck Stone is a Farrow & Ball color. Agate reads as beige-greige, while Purbeck Stone reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Purbeck Stone (LRV 52) reflects noticeably more light than Agate (LRV 34), a difference of 18 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 14.7, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Agate vs Purbeck Stone in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Agate and Purbeck Stone 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 Purbeck Stone will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Agate 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. Purbeck Stone reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Agate.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Purbeck Stone reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Agate.
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. Purbeck Stone returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Purbeck Stone reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Agate.
Color Details
Agate vs Purbeck Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Agate 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 Agate comparisons
See how Agate stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 34), opening up a space where Agate encloses it.
Agate reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (43 vs 34) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 34), opening up a space where Agate encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 34, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 34), opening up a space where Agate encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 34), opening up a space where Agate encloses it.
Agate reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 34), opening up a space where Agate encloses it.
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Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 34 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 34 vs 7, Agate is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (34 vs 24) makes Agate the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 34, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 34, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.