Banana Custard vs Hardwick White
Where Banana Custard belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Hardwick White is a Farrow & Ball color. Banana Custard reads as beige-yellow, while Hardwick White reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Banana Custard (LRV 87) reflects noticeably more light than Hardwick White (LRV 44), a difference of 43 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 26.6, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Banana Custard vs Hardwick White in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Banana Custard 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 Banana Custard 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. Banana Custard reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Hardwick White.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Banana Custard reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Hardwick White.
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. Banana Custard 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. Banana Custard reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Hardwick White.
Color Details
Banana Custard vs Hardwick White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Banana Custard 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 Banana Custard comparisons
See how Banana Custard stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Banana Custard reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 87 vs 69, Banana Custard is decisively the brighter choice.
Banana Custard reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 52, Banana Custard is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 30, Banana Custard is decisively the brighter choice.
Banana Custard reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 60, Banana Custard is decisively the brighter choice.
Banana Custard reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Banana Custard reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 43, Banana Custard is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 4, Banana Custard is decisively the brighter choice.
Banana Custard reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Banana Custard reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (87 vs 84) makes Banana Custard the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 87 vs 21, Banana Custard is decisively the brighter choice.
Banana Custard reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Banana Custard reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 74), opening up a space where Shoji White encloses it.
Banana Custard reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Banana Custard reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Banana Custard reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 41, Banana Custard is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 68, Banana Custard is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 25, Banana Custard is decisively the brighter choice.
Banana Custard reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Banana Custard reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 31, Banana Custard is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 7, Banana Custard is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 24, Banana Custard is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 57, Banana Custard is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 72, Banana Custard is decisively the brighter choice.