Hot Springs vs Hardwick White
Where Hot Springs belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Hardwick White is a Farrow & Ball color. Both sit in the greige-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Hardwick White (LRV 44) reflects noticeably more light than Hot Springs (LRV 35), a difference of 9 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 6.2 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Hot Springs vs Hardwick White in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Hot Springs and Hardwick White 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
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 Hardwick White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Hot Springs 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. Hardwick White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Hot Springs.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Hardwick White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Hot Springs.
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. Hardwick White 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. Hardwick White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Hot Springs.
Color Details
Hot Springs vs Hardwick White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Hot Springs 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 Hot Springs comparisons
See how Hot Springs stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 35), opening up a space where Hot Springs encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 35, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Hot Springs reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 35, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (35 vs 30) makes Hot Springs the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 35), opening up a space where Hot Springs encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 35, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 35), opening up a space where Hot Springs encloses it.
Hot Springs reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (43 vs 35) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 35 vs 4, Hot Springs is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 35), opening up a space where Hot Springs encloses it.
Hot Springs reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 35, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 35 vs 21, Hot Springs is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 35), opening up a space where Hot Springs encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 35), opening up a space where Hot Springs encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 35), opening up a space where Hot Springs encloses it.
Hot Springs reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 35), opening up a space where Hot Springs encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (41 vs 35) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 35, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (35 vs 25) makes Hot Springs the marginally brighter of the two.
Hot Springs reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (35 vs 31) makes Hot Springs the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 35 vs 7, Hot Springs is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (35 vs 24) makes Hot Springs the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 35, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 35, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.