Butterfly Bush vs Hardwick White
Where Butterfly Bush belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Hardwick White is a Farrow & Ball color. Butterfly Bush reads as blue-grey, while Hardwick White reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Hardwick White (LRV 44) reflects noticeably more light than Butterfly Bush (LRV 39), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 19.8, 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.
Butterfly Bush vs Hardwick White in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Butterfly Bush 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Hardwick White 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. Hardwick White 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. Hardwick White 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. Hardwick White 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. Hardwick White reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Butterfly Bush vs Hardwick White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Butterfly Bush 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 Butterfly Bush comparisons
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Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 39), opening up a space where Butterfly Bush encloses it.
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A 4-point LRV gap (43 vs 39) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 39 vs 4, Butterfly Bush is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 39), opening up a space where Butterfly Bush encloses it.
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At LRV 84 vs 39, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 39 vs 21, Butterfly Bush is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 39), opening up a space where Butterfly Bush encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 39), opening up a space where Butterfly Bush encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 39), opening up a space where Butterfly Bush encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (51 vs 39) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
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Butterfly Bush reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 39), opening up a space where Butterfly Bush encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room.
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Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (39 vs 31) makes Butterfly Bush the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 39 vs 7, Butterfly Bush is decisively the brighter choice.