Antique White vs James White
Antique White is a Cloverdale Paint color while James White comes from Farrow & Ball. Both sit in the beige-white family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 84 vs 81, Antique White will read as the brighter of the two — a 3-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. With a ΔE of 1.5, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Antique White vs James White in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Antique White and James White 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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Antique White vs James White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Antique White on one side and James 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 Antique White comparisons
See how Antique White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Antique White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 6, Antique White is decisively the brighter choice.
Antique White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Antique White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 52, Antique White is decisively the brighter choice.
Antique White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 58, Antique White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 27, Antique White is decisively the brighter choice.
Antique White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Antique White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 55, Antique White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 13, Antique White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 44, Antique White is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Antique White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 66, Antique White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (84 vs 74) makes Antique White the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 84 vs 12, Antique White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 68, Antique White is decisively the brighter choice.
Antique White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Antique White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 68), opening up a space where Calamine encloses it.
Antique White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 12, Antique White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 45, Antique White is decisively the brighter choice.
Antique White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Antique White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Antique White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Antique White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.