Candlewick vs Hardwick White
Where Candlewick belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Hardwick White is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Candlewick belongs to the green-grey family and Hardwick White to the greige-grey family. Candlewick (LRV 73) reflects noticeably more light than Hardwick White (LRV 44), a difference of 29 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 18.3, 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.
Candlewick vs Hardwick White in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Candlewick 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 Candlewick 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. Candlewick 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. Candlewick 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. Candlewick 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. Candlewick reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Hardwick White.
Color Details
Candlewick vs Hardwick White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Candlewick 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 Candlewick comparisons
See how Candlewick stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Candlewick reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 52, Candlewick is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 73 vs 58, Candlewick is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 27, Candlewick is decisively the brighter choice.
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Candlewick reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 55, Candlewick is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 13, Candlewick is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Candlewick reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (73 vs 66) makes Candlewick the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (83 vs 73) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Candlewick is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (73 vs 68) makes Candlewick the marginally brighter of the two.
Candlewick reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Candlewick reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Candlewick reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Candlewick is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 45, Candlewick is decisively the brighter choice.
Candlewick reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Candlewick reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Candlewick reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Candlewick reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 73 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.