French Lavender vs Purbeck Stone
Where French Lavender belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Purbeck Stone is a Farrow & Ball color. French Lavender reads as pink, while Purbeck Stone reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. French Lavender (LRV 62) reflects noticeably more light than Purbeck Stone (LRV 52), a difference of 10 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 12.1, 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.
French Lavender vs Purbeck Stone in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing French Lavender 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 LRV gap is large enough that French Lavender will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Purbeck Stone 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. French Lavender reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Purbeck Stone.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. French Lavender reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Purbeck Stone.
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. French Lavender 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. French Lavender reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Purbeck Stone.
Color Details
French Lavender vs Purbeck Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see French Lavender 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 French Lavender comparisons
See how French Lavender stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 7-point LRV gap (69 vs 62) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 62), opening up a space where French Lavender encloses it.
French Lavender reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 30, French Lavender is decisively the brighter choice.
French Lavender reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
French Lavender reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
French Lavender reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 43, French Lavender is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 4, French Lavender is decisively the brighter choice.
French Lavender reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
French Lavender reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
French Lavender reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 62, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 21, French Lavender is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 62), opening up a space where French Lavender encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 62), opening up a space where French Lavender encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (62 vs 51) makes French Lavender the marginally brighter of the two.
French Lavender reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
French Lavender reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 62 vs 41, French Lavender is decisively the brighter choice.
French Lavender reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
French Lavender reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 31, French Lavender is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 7, French Lavender is decisively the brighter choice.