Clytemnestra vs Purbeck Stone
Clytemnestra is a Cloverdale Paint color while Purbeck Stone comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, Clytemnestra belongs to the greige-white family and Purbeck Stone to the greige-grey family. At LRV 77 vs 52, Clytemnestra will read as the brighter of the two — a 25-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 13.2, 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.
Clytemnestra vs Purbeck Stone in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Clytemnestra 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. Clytemnestra returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Clytemnestra will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Purbeck Stone would.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Clytemnestra will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Purbeck Stone would.
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. Clytemnestra reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Purbeck Stone.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Clytemnestra will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Purbeck Stone would.
Color Details
Clytemnestra vs Purbeck Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Clytemnestra 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 Clytemnestra comparisons
See how Clytemnestra stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 6-point LRV gap (83 vs 77) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Clytemnestra reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 77 vs 6, Clytemnestra is decisively the brighter choice.
Clytemnestra reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 52, Clytemnestra is decisively the brighter choice.
Clytemnestra reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 58, Clytemnestra is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 27, Clytemnestra is decisively the brighter choice.
Clytemnestra reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Clytemnestra reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 55, Clytemnestra is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 13, Clytemnestra is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 44, Clytemnestra is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Clytemnestra reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (77 vs 66) makes Clytemnestra the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (83 vs 77) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 77 vs 12, Clytemnestra is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (77 vs 68) makes Clytemnestra the marginally brighter of the two.
Clytemnestra reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Clytemnestra reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Clytemnestra reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 12, Clytemnestra is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 45, Clytemnestra is decisively the brighter choice.
Clytemnestra reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Clytemnestra reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Clytemnestra reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Clytemnestra reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Clytemnestra reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.