Garden Country vs Sandstone

Garden CountryCloverdale PaintvsSandstoneDuluxΔE 2.8Subtle difference

Garden Country is a Cloverdale Paint color while Sandstone comes from Dulux. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. With LRVs of 58 and 60, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 2.8, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Garden Country vs Sandstone in Real Spaces

2 real rooms side by side. Garden Country and Sandstone 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.

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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.

Garden CountryGarden Country 0279 by Cloverdale Paint — Living Room

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SandstoneDulux Sandstone hallway picture

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Bedroom

Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.

Garden CountryGarden Country 0279 by Cloverdale Paint — Bedroom

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SandstoneDulux Sandstone bedroom color review

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Color Details

Garden Country
Cloverdale Paint · 0279
Hex#D5C6AB
LRV58.0
BrandCloverdale Paint
Number0279
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessLight
Sandstone
Dulux
Hex#D8C7B2
LRV60.0
BrandDulux
Number
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight

Garden Country vs Sandstone Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Garden Country on one side and Sandstone on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Garden Country comparisons

See how Garden Country stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Garden Country
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove is the lighter choice

Ammonite
Garden Country
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite reads slightly lighter

Iron Ore
Garden Country
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Garden Country is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Garden Country
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Garden Country reads slightly lighter

Evergreen Fog
Garden Country
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Garden Country is the lighter choice

Mizzle
Garden Country
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Garden Country reads slightly lighter

Agreeable Gray
Garden Country
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Nearly identical in tone

Denim Drift
Garden Country
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Garden Country is the lighter choice

Tranquil Dawn
Garden Country
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Garden Country reads slightly lighter

Balboa Mist
Garden Country
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter

Vintage Vogue
Garden Country
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Garden Country is the lighter choice

Pale Green
Garden Country
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Garden Country is the lighter choice

Pine Needle
Garden Country
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Garden Country is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Garden Country
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Garden Country is the lighter choice

Black grey
Garden Country
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Garden Country is the lighter choice

Piazza
Garden Country
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Piazza reads slightly lighter

Humble Yellow
Garden Country
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Nearly identical in tone

Windmill Lane
Garden Country
Windmill Lane
Little Greene
Windmill Lane
LRV 31

Garden Country is the lighter choice

Senses
Garden Country
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Garden Country reads noticeably lighter

Lamp Black
Garden Country
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Garden Country is the lighter choice

Washed Linen
Garden Country
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Garden Country reads slightly lighter

Tea with Florence
Garden Country
Tea with Florence
Little Greene
Tea with Florence
LRV 18

Garden Country is the lighter choice

Thames Fog
Garden Country
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Garden Country is the lighter choice

Ocean Abyss
Garden Country
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Garden Country is the lighter choice

Classic Silver
Garden Country
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Garden Country reads slightly lighter

Teton Blue
Garden Country
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Garden Country is the lighter choice

RAL 110-2
Garden Country
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

RAL 110-2 reads noticeably lighter

RAL 110-1
Garden Country
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

RAL 110-1 reads noticeably lighter

Paper
Garden Country
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper is the lighter choice

Passageway
Garden Country
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Garden Country is the lighter choice