Lambswool vs Purbeck Stone
Where Lambswool belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Purbeck Stone is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Lambswool belongs to the beige family and Purbeck Stone to the greige-grey family. Lambswool (LRV 64) reflects noticeably more light than Purbeck Stone (LRV 52), a difference of 12 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 10.1, 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.
Lambswool vs Purbeck Stone in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Lambswool 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 Lambswool 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. Lambswool 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. Lambswool 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. Lambswool 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. Lambswool reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Purbeck Stone.
Color Details
Lambswool vs Purbeck Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lambswool 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 Lambswool comparisons
See how Lambswool stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 64), opening up a space where Lambswool encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 30, Lambswool is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (64 vs 60) makes Lambswool the marginally brighter of the two.
Lambswool reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lambswool reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 43, Lambswool is decisively the brighter choice.
Lambswool reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lambswool reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 64, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 64, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lambswool reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Lambswool reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lambswool reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Lambswool reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 31, Lambswool is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 7, Lambswool is decisively the brighter choice.