Follow the Leader vs Purbeck Stone
Where Follow the Leader belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Purbeck Stone is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Follow the Leader belongs to the beige family and Purbeck Stone to the greige-grey family. Follow the Leader (LRV 59) reflects noticeably more light than Purbeck Stone (LRV 52), a difference of 7 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 19.3, 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.
Follow the Leader vs Purbeck Stone in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Follow the Leader 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
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 — Follow the Leader 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. Follow the Leader 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. Follow the Leader 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. Follow the Leader 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. Follow the Leader reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Follow the Leader vs Purbeck Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Follow the Leader 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 Follow the Leader comparisons
See how Follow the Leader stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 59 vs 6, Follow the Leader is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 4-point LRV gap (59 vs 55) makes Follow the Leader the marginally brighter of the two.
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At LRV 59 vs 44, Follow the Leader is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 83 vs 59, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Follow the Leader reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 59 vs 12, Follow the Leader is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 8, Follow the Leader is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (68 vs 59) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
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At LRV 59 vs 12, Follow the Leader is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 45, Follow the Leader is decisively the brighter choice.
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