Howdy Neighbor vs Hardwick White
Where Howdy Neighbor belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Hardwick White is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Howdy Neighbor belongs to the beige-yellow family and Hardwick White to the greige-grey family. Howdy Neighbor (LRV 65) reflects noticeably more light than Hardwick White (LRV 44), a difference of 21 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 16.6, 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.
Howdy Neighbor vs Hardwick White in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Howdy Neighbor 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 Howdy Neighbor 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. Howdy Neighbor 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. Howdy Neighbor 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. Howdy Neighbor 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. Howdy Neighbor reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Hardwick White.
Color Details
Howdy Neighbor vs Hardwick White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Howdy Neighbor 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 Howdy Neighbor comparisons
See how Howdy Neighbor stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 4-point LRV gap (69 vs 65) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 65), opening up a space where Howdy Neighbor encloses it.
Howdy Neighbor reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 52, Howdy Neighbor is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 30, Howdy Neighbor is decisively the brighter choice.
Howdy Neighbor reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (65 vs 60) makes Howdy Neighbor the marginally brighter of the two.
Howdy Neighbor reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Howdy Neighbor reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 43, Howdy Neighbor is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 4, Howdy Neighbor is decisively the brighter choice.
Howdy Neighbor reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Howdy Neighbor reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 65, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 21, Howdy Neighbor is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 65), opening up a space where Howdy Neighbor encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 51, Howdy Neighbor is decisively the brighter choice.
Howdy Neighbor reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Howdy Neighbor reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 65 vs 41, Howdy Neighbor is decisively the brighter choice.
Howdy Neighbor reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Howdy Neighbor reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 31, Howdy Neighbor is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 7, Howdy Neighbor is decisively the brighter choice.