Forest Found vs Hardwick White
Where Forest Found belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Hardwick White is a Farrow & Ball color. Forest Found reads as beige-yellow, while Hardwick White reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Forest Found (LRV 72) reflects noticeably more light than Hardwick White (LRV 44), a difference of 28 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 18.6, 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.
Forest Found vs Hardwick White in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Forest Found 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 Forest Found 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. Forest Found 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. Forest Found 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. Forest Found 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. Forest Found reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Hardwick White.
Color Details
Forest Found vs Hardwick White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Forest Found 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 Forest Found comparisons
See how Forest Found stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 3-point LRV gap (72 vs 69) makes Forest Found the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Forest Found reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 52, Forest Found is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 30, Forest Found is decisively the brighter choice.
Forest Found reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (72 vs 60) makes Forest Found the marginally brighter of the two.
Forest Found reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Forest Found reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 43, Forest Found is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 4, Forest Found is decisively the brighter choice.
Forest Found reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Forest Found reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (84 vs 72) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 21, Forest Found is decisively the brighter choice.
Forest Found reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 74 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 51, Forest Found is decisively the brighter choice.
Forest Found reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Forest Found reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Forest Found reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 41, Forest Found is decisively the brighter choice.
Forest Found reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Forest Found reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 31, Forest Found is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 7, Forest Found is decisively the brighter choice.