Beige Grey vs Purbeck Stone
Beige Grey (Cloverdale Paint) and Purbeck Stone (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Beige Grey belongs to the beige-greige family and Purbeck Stone to the greige-grey family. The 12-point LRV gap — 52 for Purbeck Stone vs 40 for Beige Grey — means Purbeck Stone will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 12.0 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Beige Grey vs Purbeck Stone in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Beige Grey 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Purbeck Stone reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Beige Grey.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Purbeck Stone returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Purbeck Stone returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The LRV gap is large enough that Purbeck Stone will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Beige Grey would.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Purbeck Stone returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Beige Grey vs Purbeck Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Beige Grey 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 Beige Grey comparisons
See how Beige Grey stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 40), opening up a space where Beige Grey encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 40, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Beige Grey reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (40 vs 30) makes Beige Grey the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 40, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 40), opening up a space where Beige Grey encloses it.
Beige Grey reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 40 vs 4, Beige Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 40), opening up a space where Beige Grey encloses it.
Beige Grey reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 40, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 40 vs 21, Beige Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 40), opening up a space where Beige Grey encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 40), opening up a space where Beige Grey encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 40), opening up a space where Beige Grey encloses it.
Beige Grey reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 40), opening up a space where Beige Grey encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 68 vs 40, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 40 vs 25, Beige Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
Beige Grey reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (40 vs 31) makes Beige Grey the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 40 vs 7, Beige Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 40 vs 24, Beige Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 40, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 40, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.