Standard White vs Cabbage White
Standard White (Cloverdale Paint) and Cabbage White (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Standard White belongs to the greige-white family and Cabbage White to the green-white family. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 84 vs 84 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. A ΔE of 2.2 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Standard White vs Cabbage White in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Standard White and Cabbage White are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Standard White vs Cabbage White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Standard White on one side and Cabbage 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 Standard White comparisons
See how Standard White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Standard White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 84 vs 6, Standard White is decisively the brighter choice.
Standard White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Standard White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 52, Standard White is decisively the brighter choice.
Standard White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 58, Standard White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 27, Standard White is decisively the brighter choice.
Standard White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Standard White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 55, Standard White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 13, Standard White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 44, Standard White is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Standard White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 66, Standard White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (84 vs 74) makes Standard White the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Standard White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 12, Standard White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 8, Standard White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 68, Standard White is decisively the brighter choice.
Standard White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 12, Standard White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 45, Standard White is decisively the brighter choice.
Standard White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.