Auburn Wave vs Purbeck Stone
Where Auburn Wave belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Purbeck Stone is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Auburn Wave belongs to the pink-red family and Purbeck Stone to the greige-grey family. Purbeck Stone (LRV 52) reflects noticeably more light than Auburn Wave (LRV 44), a difference of 8 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 18.4, 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.
Auburn Wave vs Purbeck Stone in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Auburn Wave 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Purbeck Stone gives the walls a little more lift.
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 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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 has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
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 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Auburn Wave vs Purbeck Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Auburn Wave 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 Auburn Wave comparisons
See how Auburn Wave stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 44, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 44), opening up a space where Auburn Wave encloses it.
At LRV 44 vs 6, Auburn Wave is decisively the brighter choice.
Auburn Wave reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (52 vs 44) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 44), opening up a space where Auburn Wave encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 44, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 27, Auburn Wave is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 44 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Auburn Wave reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (55 vs 44) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 13, Auburn Wave is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 44), opening up a space where Auburn Wave encloses it.
Auburn Wave reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 44, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 44, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 44, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 12, Auburn Wave is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 44, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Auburn Wave reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 44), opening up a space where Auburn Wave encloses it.
Auburn Wave reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 44 vs 12, Auburn Wave is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Auburn Wave reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Auburn Wave reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Auburn Wave reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 44), opening up a space where Auburn Wave encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 44), opening up a space where Auburn Wave encloses it.