Cloud Cover vs Hardwick White
Where Cloud Cover belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Hardwick White is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Cloud Cover belongs to the grey family and Hardwick White to the greige-grey family. Cloud Cover (LRV 63) reflects noticeably more light than Hardwick White (LRV 44), a difference of 20 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 12.9, 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.
Cloud Cover vs Hardwick White in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cloud Cover 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 Cloud Cover 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. Cloud Cover 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. Cloud Cover 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. Cloud Cover 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. Cloud Cover reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Hardwick White.
Color Details
Cloud Cover vs Hardwick White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cloud Cover 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 Cloud Cover comparisons
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At LRV 63 vs 12, Cloud Cover is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 45, Cloud Cover is decisively the brighter choice.
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