Hammock vs Purbeck Stone
Where Hammock belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Purbeck Stone is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Hammock belongs to the beige family and Purbeck Stone to the greige-grey family. Hammock (LRV 71) reflects noticeably more light than Purbeck Stone (LRV 52), a difference of 19 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 12.3, 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.
Hammock vs Purbeck Stone in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Hammock 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 Hammock 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. Hammock 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. Hammock 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. Hammock 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. Hammock reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Purbeck Stone.
Color Details
Hammock vs Purbeck Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Hammock 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 Hammock comparisons
See how Hammock stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 71), opening up a space where Hammock encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 30, Hammock is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (71 vs 60) makes Hammock the marginally brighter of the two.
Hammock reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Hammock reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 43, Hammock is decisively the brighter choice.
Hammock reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Hammock reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 71, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Hammock reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hammock reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 71 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Hammock reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Hammock reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 31, Hammock is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 7, Hammock is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 24, Hammock is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 57, Hammock is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 71), so neither reads brighter in a room.