Belladonna's Leaf vs Purbeck Stone
Belladonna's Leaf is a Cloverdale Paint color while Purbeck Stone comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Belladonna's Leaf belongs to the green family and Purbeck Stone to the greige-grey family. With LRVs of 53 and 52, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. At ΔE 11.2, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Belladonna's Leaf vs Purbeck Stone in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Belladonna's Leaf 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
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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
Belladonna's Leaf vs Purbeck Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Belladonna's Leaf 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.
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At LRV 53 vs 4, Belladonna's Leaf is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 53 vs 25, Belladonna's Leaf is decisively the brighter choice.
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Belladonna's Leaf reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 53 vs 31, Belladonna's Leaf is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 7, Belladonna's Leaf is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 24, Belladonna's Leaf is decisively the brighter choice.
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